Re: Advice Hoover/Northern Yosemite Loop

Off to backpack in the Hoover and Northern Yosemite area next week: out of Twin Lakes, looping through Matterhorn canyon, Benson lake, back through Kerrick canyon.

- Anyone know what is the water availability from the creeks in the area in this drought year?
- Advice on doing the loop Clockwise or Counterclockwise?
- Taking 7 days to do the loop, would love a basecamp day with good day exploration. Recommendations?

Thanks!
elicali

Well, this was pretty much that loop about 6 weeks ago. Plenty of water then, I think that you will be OK water wise.

Trip report here.

You are smart to do it in a "week or so"...we did it much too fast.

Here is another TR that might give you some ideas

Gorgeous pics in your TR, but ambitious hiking mileage! Taking my time over a week is more my speed.

We did it counter clockwise a few years ago....and that way you get to hike UP fabulous Matterhorn Canyon towards the Sawtooth range,. I'd miss that hiking the other direction.

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Counter clockwise is the direction I have mainly read trip reports doing... looks like easier with heavy packs too by doing burro pass towards the end of the trip.

Thanks for the advice!