Adventure · May 2025 · Sierra Nevada

Cherry Canyon Overlanding

A rugged line through granite slabs, lingering snow, and moving water in Cherry Canyon. The terrain view is generated from elevation data, with the original 22-mile GPX track laid directly across it.

22.2 miDistance

6,743 ftElevation gain

8,109 ftHigh point

11h 10mElapsed time

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The route

Cherry Canyon in relief

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Building the terrain from elevation tiles…

Route from the supplied GPX track · Terrain rendered with MapLibre

Field notes

Granite and water

The route traded conventional trail for open slabs, boulder fields, snow patches, and creek-side travel.

Hiker scrambling across granite slabs in Cherry Canyon — Picking a line through the granite.

Granite terrain along the Cherry Canyon route — Granite underfoot.

Lingering snow patch in Cherry Canyon — Late snow on the route.

River running through Cherry Canyon — Following the water through the canyon.