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The ultimate adventure guide
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
With two trailheads from the parking area, we suggest doing the loop in a counterclockwise direction to help with navigation. The hike starts out heading in the direction of Heart Arch.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Heart Arch - this marks a fork leaving the signed Arch Loop Trail to follow the Alabama Hills Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Views of Mt Whitney and the Sierra Nevada from the Alabama Hills Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Shark's Tooth Arch.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Views of the Alabama Hills' rock formations from Shark's Tooth Arch.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
The Sierra Nevada through Shark's Tooth Arch.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Beyond Shark's Tooth Arch, the hike heads across backcountry terrain toward two other arches that are located near each other.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Hikers should take care to tread lightly across the desert landscape.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Space Case Arch and Baseball Bat Arch sit beside each other - the two are less popular and harder to find arches within the Alabama Hills area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Mobius Arch.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/04/2024
Lathe Arch.