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Day 1: Kennedy Meadows Road to Kennedy Meadows Campground
2.5 miles, no elevation gain
Day 2: Kennedy Meadows Campground to Cow Creek
15 miles, 3057 feet elevation gain
Day 3: Cow Creek to Corral at mile 737
17.4 miles, 3525 feet elevation gain
Day 4: Corral to brook near Rock Creek
21.8 miles, 1650 feet elevation gain
Day 5: Rock Creek to Guitar Lake
10.9 miles, 2150 feet elevation gain
Day 6: Mt. Whitney, then on to Bighorn Flat
18.7 miles, 4243 feet elevation gain
Day 7: Bighorn Flat to Kearsarge Lakes (over Forester Pass)
18.7 miles, 3546 feet elevation gain
Day 8: Kearsarge Lakes to Onion Valley, then back over the pass to lake below Glen Pass
16 miles, 3360 feet elevation gain
Day 9: Glen Pass lake to Marjorie Lake (over Pinchot Pass)
18 miles, 4173 feet elevation gain
Day 10: Marjorie Lake to LeConte Canyon (over Mather Pass, down Golden Staircase)
21.5 miles, 2710 feet elevation gain
Day 11: LeConte Canyon to McClure Meadow (over Muir Pass and into Evolution Basin)
17 miles, 3260 feet elevation gain
Day 12: McClure Meadow to Marie Lake (over Seldon Pass)
18.5 miles, 3290 feet elevation gain
Day 13: Marie Lake to Vermilion Valley Resort/Edison Lake
14.4 miles, 1110 feet elevation gain
Day 14: VVR to Duck Pass Creek (over Silver Pass)
18.8 miles, 4243 feet elevation gain
Day 15: Duck Creek Pass to Ediza Junction (through Reds Meadow and Devils Postpile)
22.6 miles, 2300 feet elevation gain
Day 16: Ediza Junction to Lyell Canyon (over Donohue Pass and into Yosemite)
18.2 miles, 3115 feet elevation gain
Day 17: Lyell Canyon to Clouds Rest Junction
23 miles, 2065 feet elevation gain
Day 18: climb half dome, then descend to Yosemite Valley
10 miles, ~1900 feet elevation gain