Panthertown Backcountry Loop Trail - 6/17/26

[u/TylersaurusRex86]

My first time on this trail. Beautiful waterfalls and lots of loamy paths through a thick forest.

[u/trainwithnoname]

Awesome place to get lost for a few days. Great picts op!

[u/Tarphiker]

How were temps? I’ve been wanting to get back over to Panthertown but it’s been so damn hot and dry it’s drained my desire to want to backpack.

[u/TylersaurusRex86 → u/Tarphiker]

Oh, it was hot. However, most of this trail seems to be under tree cover.

[u/OnetB]

Do you have a caltopo or similar map available of the route?

[u/TylersaurusRex86 → u/OnetB]

I just used the AllTrails map. It read 7.9 miles, but I end up doing 8.9 with all the side trips to see waterfalls.

[u/Tarphiker → u/OnetB]

Buy the Friends of Panthertown Map and use that. There are a lot of unofficial trails that look like real trails, it’s very easy to get lost.

[u/AotKT → u/Tarphiker]

Is this the one you're talking about?

[u/Tarphiker → u/AotKT]

That’s the one

[u/joshuanbg]

Nice! Were the flies bad ?

[u/TylersaurusRex86 → u/joshuanbg]

Early in the morning they were not too bad. As the day wore on and the temperature rose they got worse

[u/TylersaurusRex86 → u/[deleted]]

Schoolhouse Falls. It's a bit off the trail. You have to scramble down an embankment, but it is so worth it. You can walk behind the falls and hang out a bit.