Trimmer, Freel's, Job's Sister, Job's Loop

Trimmer, Freel's, Job's Sister, Job's Loop

Page Type Page Type: Trip Report
Date Date Climbed/Hiked: Nov 9, 2014
Activities Activities: Hiking

Trimmer, Freel’s, Job’s Sister, and Job’s Peak Loop





Approach:



I drove up Hwy 50 to the junction with Hwy 89 in Myers and
headed East towards Luther Pass.  9.6
miles after turning onto Hwy 89 and about .7 of a mile past Luther pass you
will take a left on an unmarked forest road (later signs say 051) which is
paved for the first couple hundred yards. 
Stay on this road for 3.4 miles, ignoring many spurs which shoot to the
left and right.  Stay on road 051.  The road was not too rough, and I imagine
that it should be fine for most passenger cars. 
You will cross a cattle grate or two and at 3.4 miles you cross your
second small bridge.  In about 200 feet
there will be a dirt road which heads back and to the left.  Rocks block the entrance to this dirt road.  Park here.



Hike:



You hike north on this dirt road/trail for about a mile or
so and then meet up with the Tahoe Rim Trail. 
Take the TRT north towards Star Lake. 
After a series of long switchbacks you will reach the saddle at about
9,700 feet.  The traverse to Trimmer Peak
is to the left and the trail up to Freel’s Peak to the right.  I traversed over to Trimmer’s Peak staying
the right of the ridge for the majority of the time.  There is no trail, but you need to work your
way below the ridgeline.  After tagging
Trimmer Peak I headed back over to the sign for Freel’s and up to Freel’s
Peak.  From Freel’s, Job’s Sister is the
obvious next stop.  Despite looking very
close by, the snow from last weekend’s storm and 400-500 foot drop down into
the saddle made this take at least a half hour.



Backtracking from Job’s Sister down a few hundred yards to
the saddle is a piece of cake, and then it gets a bit more interesting.  You will hang a left towards Job’s Peak, and
need to slide across the sandy slopes for about a quarter of a mile towards the
lower saddle where you see a trail which leads up towards Job’s Peak.  I highly recommend wearing good gaiters as
the rocks will pour in to your shoes during this diagonal slide down Job’s
Sister.



Once done with the sandy slide down Job’s Sister, you will
want to stay close to the ridge and pick up the trail, which follows the ridge
and curves left towards the summit of Job’s Peak.  I went in early November and much of this
trail towards Job’s Peak was covered in snow, which made for much slower going.


After gaining the summit of Job’s Peak head down the ridge
for about a half mile or so until arriving at a series of large rock outcroppings.  At these outcroppings a you will take a left,
towards the south, on a trail which leads back down the valley towards Horse
Meadows where you originally parked your car. 
Unless you are wanting to retrace your steps up Job’s Sister and Freel’s,
turning left on this trail will save you a lot of time in completing the
loop.  The trail is surprisingly well
marked as it stays to the left side of the valley and drops down quickly among
the trees in the forest.  After a couple
of miles the trail hits the forest road 051. 
Follow this dirt road for about two more miles until arriving back at
your car.  The whole route was exactly 12
miles with 3700 feet of elevation gain.  I
started at 7 a.m. and finished at 12 a.m.




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