Inyo National Forest · California

Methuselah NRT Vis Loop

3.9 mi of trail, end to end · Schulman Grove: 4.5 mi loop in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 3518 · trail class 4 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, bike

ViewsVisitor centers

Along the way Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Visitor Center

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 37.3857, -118.1787 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Schulman Grove 4.5 mi loop · the Forest Service's write-up

$3.00 per person/ maximum of $6.00 per car.<br /> Children under 18 are free.<br /> Interagency Passes are accepted.

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Visitor Center is at Schulman Grove with a picnic area and three self-guided trails to explore. The trails begin and end at the visitor center parking area and have interpretive signs and rest benches.

Discovery Trail: One mile loop. Features Ancient Bristlecone Pines, interpretive signs, and rest benches along the trail.

Methuselah Trail: A 4.5 mile loop with a cumulative alevation change of 900 feet. Several rest benches have scenic views. The Methuselah Tree is along this trail, but there is not a sign that points it out. This trail can be combined with the Bristlecone Cabin Trail.

Bristlecone Cabin Trail: 3.5 mile loop. Offers views of the old miner's cabins and mine entrances of the Mexican Mine, and passes many acncient bristlecone pine trees and limber pines. Return on the Methuselah Trail for the full 3.5 mile loop.

Restrictions Bristlecone Pine and Limber Pine are protected, no collecting. <ul><li>Hikers must stay on trails.</li><li>No bicycles on trails.</li><li>Dogs are allowed on leash.</li><li>Schulman Grove and Patriarch Grove are day use only.</li><li>No camping or campfires in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.</li></ul>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.