This is just a small selection – you find a lot more content about the JMT in the WWW.
Please write a comment if a link is broken so that I can fix it.
General
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- http://jmt.sierra-hikes.com/Hike.html
- http://johnmuirtrail.org/
- JMT CribSheet: https://github.com/bnevins/JMTCribSheet
- JMT IO group: https://groups.io/g/JMT
- https://words.helder.land/davids-john-muir-trail-backpacking-notes-d26e9ffc32c2
- https://www.theoutbound.com/austin-trigg/how-to-plan-your-thru-hike-on-the-john-muir-trail
- John Muir Trail Slide Show Presented to the March 2015 Sierra Club
Permits
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- Nobo starting from Horseshoe Meadow: https://ingasadventures.com/deciphering-the-inyo-national-forest-permit-system/
- Sobo starting from Yosemite: https://bearfoottheory.com/john-muir-trail-permit/ (part of the information is no more up to date)
- General: FB and Yahoo JMT permit FAQ (2016, outdated in some parts but generally very informative)
- California Campfire Permit (required): https://www.readyforwildfire.org/permits/campfire-permit/
Transport
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- ESTA: https://www.estransit.com/routes-schedule/395-routes/lone-pine-express/
- YARTS: https://yarts.com/routes-schedules/
- Shuttle services: https://climber.org/data/shuttles.html (Lone Pine Kurt recommended)
Resupply
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- General info: https://bearfoottheory.com/john-muir-trail-resupply/
- Food&Resupply: https://trailtopeak.com/2016/10/28/my-comprehensive-john-muir-trail-food-and-resupply-guide/
- YT video: Follow BigFoot: JMT Resupply (Options & Recommendations)
- Another YT video: PCT Thru Hike – Guide to the Sierra, 2020 and beyond – Part 2 Resupply
- Red’s Meadow Resort: https://www.redsmeadow.com/resort/backpackers/
- Vermilion Valley Resort: https://vermilionvalley.com/pct-jmt-hikers/
- Muir Trail Ranch: http://www.muirtrailranch.com/backpacker.html
- Pack stations: http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/pack_stations/page54.html
- Onion Valley camp ground: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/inyo/recarea/?recid=20682
- Mt. Williamson Motel: http://mtwilliamsonmotel.com/resupply
- Bear boxes in Seki NP: https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/bear_box.htm
- List of certified bear canisters: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/containers.htm
Snow/weather/health
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- Snow pack: https://cdec.water.ca.gov/snowapp/swcchart.action
- “Ape man” on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuBqGUHkfck
- Mammoth summit webcam: https://www.mammothmountain.com/cams/summit-cam
- AMS: http://jmtbook.com/an-unofficial-acclimatization-guideline-for-jmt-hikers/
Maps/Apps/Guide Books
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- Compare paper maps: http://trailtosummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A-Comprehensive-Review-of-5-JMT-Guidebooks1.pdf
- NatGeo map: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1588756508
- Tom Harrison maps: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1877689343
- Postholer’s JMT pocket maps: https://www.postholer.com/maps/John-Muir-Trail/4
- JMT in Google: https://www.postholer.com/gmap/gmap.php?trail_id=4&dist=1
- Guthook JMT App: https://atlasguides.com/john-muir-trail/
- Lizzy Wenk’s guide book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0899977367 (older editions also contain a separate section about nobo hiking)
- Alan Castle’s guide book (Cicerone, UK, for international hikers): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1852847905
JMT Blogs
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- Sobo 2015 (starting TM to HI, then TM to Whitney): https://www.trailjournals.com/journal/entry/518799
- Nobo 2016: https://takeahikephotography.com/2017/06/21/jmt-day-0-lots-and-lots-of-logistics/
- Nobo 2017: https://datadan.edublogs.org/2017/07/03/my-john-muir-trail-trek-begins/
- Sobo 2018, starting Rush Creek: https://www.iain-macdonald.com/john-muir-trail-trip-report
- Nobo 2018: https://www.browngaltrekker.com/usa/jmt-thru-hike-guide
- Sobo 2019: https://tumeketina.com/tag/john-muir-trail/
- Nobo 2019: https://2650meilen.com/category/trails/jmt2019/
- Sobo 2014, bailed-out, in German: https://www.thomasguthmann.de/tag/john-muir-trail/
- Sobo 2016, in German: https://www.gublers.ch/2016-john-muir-trail/
- Nobo 2016, in German: https://www.reine-r-berge.de/2017/07/18/vorbereitung-auf-den-jmt/
- Nobo 2016, in German: https://eatsleepexpl0re.wordpress.com/2016/09/10/john-muir-trail-permit-equipment-und-proviant/
- Nobo 2019, in German: https://www.reine-r-berge.de/2020/01/01/abenteuer-john-muir-trail-mit-kinder/
- Nobo 2019, starting Walker Pass, in German: https://einbisschensonne.de/category/laender/usa/pct-jmt/
- Nobo planned for 2020, then 2021, and now 2022, in German: https://wildnis-wandern.de/john-muir-trail/
- Nobo 2021: http://wildernessvagabond.com/john-muir-trail-2021/john-muir-trail-2021.htm
JMT on Youtube
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- Nobo 2015, highly recommended: The John Muir Trail – One Man’s Walk
- Sobo 2010 (?), highly recommended: High Sierra – A Journey on the John Muir Trail
- Sobo 2011, with a lot of snow: Mile…Mile & A Half
- Sobo 2015: Backpacking the John Muir Trail Documentary
- Sobo 2016: The John Muir Trail (According to Chris)
- Sobo 2017: 11 Days On the John Muir Trail – C.C. Hikes
- Sobo 2017: 21 Days on the John Muir Trail (Sep/Oct)
- Nobo 2017 (snow similar to my trip): John Muir Trail – A 13 Day Documentary
- Sobo 2019: Our Summer in the Sierras ~ The John Muir Trail ~ July 2019
- Sobo 2019 (early hike with snow), recommended: Hiking the John Muir Trail – A Journey Thru the Beauty of Nature
- Nobo 2019 (two weeks before my hike): John Muir Trail 2019 “…the dream came true”
- Nobo 2019 (one week before my hike): John Muir Trail NOBO 2019 – A Walk Through the Range of Light
- Nobo 2019 (Aug./Sept.): Backpacking the John Muir Trail- The adventure of a lifetime!
- Nobo 2019 (Aug./Sept.): John Muir Trail: A novice hikes the JMT alone
- Sobo 2020: Wander: The John Muir Trail 2020
- Nobo 2020: The John Muir Trail
- Nobo 2020: John Muir Trail | NOBO
- and in addition, about the magic of long-distance hiking in a community: PCT 2019 “It Is The People”
PCT Blogs
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- Nobo 2017: https://iskosalminen.com/pct-2017
- Nobo 2018: https://2650meilen.com/pct-the-pacific-crest-trail/
- Nobo (w flip/flop) 2019, in German: https://www.gublers.ch/2019-pct-journal-1-woche/