Wildflowers 6-10 miles RT, maybe to Lovely Bench. “Slow Poke” 📸 version 🌺🪻🌼

The above photo is from March 4, 2025.

We are meeting at the trailhead parking area at 10:00 am.

We are parking on the dirt lot near the Delonegha Bridge (across the street of Highway 178 from the trailhead) or below the bridge at the Day Area located in the Kern River Canyon.

For directions from your home see map below or put the coordinates 35.547652, -118.616306 into Google Maps. Please arrange carpools in the comments section. Make sure everyone in your carpool is hiking the same distance.

This is an up-and-back hike on an awesome gradual inclined trail. We have two options:

1. Hike 6-8 miles round trip. Hike up to see and photograph wildflowers.
2. Some hikers may want to hike all the way up to the bench (about 10.5 miles RT, with about 1,100 feet of elevation gain), and then hike back down. There is information about the Lower Kern Canyon in Ruby Jenkin's Book Exploring the Southern Sierra: West Side T13.

The club hiked portions of this trail many times during past years’ Spring super blooms.

I have been there quite a few times in the last couple of months, because the wildflowers there this year are more spectacular than I have ever seen there! 🪻🌸🌺 🌼 Even if you go more than once, you will see different flowers. So lovely 🥰 this time of the year here 🤩🌞

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