Person-defined routeLine policy: Open

Southern Sierra High Route SoSHR

By Alan Dixon and Don Wilson, 2014 · California, United States

Published length: 161 km100 miabout 100 mi, per the creators
Measured line: Not measuredNo line was downloaded and measured
Line: Record onlyThe reason is given below
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

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Southern Sierra High Route (SoSHR) guide

No map is drawn: the dataset holds no line for this route, and does not guess one.

The route

Creator: Alan Dixon and Don Wilson
First published: 2014
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

Like Roper with the SHR, we do not claim to be the first or even hundredth people to hike any portion of this route. We stand on the shoulders of many generations of rugged and adventurous travelers in the Range of Light. We simply chained together existing high passes, summits, and trails pioneered by others to create a much longer route.

Alan Dixon and Don Wilson The creator’s words

Read on http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/.

Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely. A line is included only where the creator's terms allow passing it on, or where OpenStreetMap carries the route as a route relation. Otherwise get it from the creator.This route
Line policy: SoldThe route is got by buying a guide or map set. No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Line policy: WithheldThe creator chooses not to publish a line. No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Line policy: UnclearWhether the creator shares the line is not settled. No line is included until it is settled.

About the route

From the Palisades south past Mount Whitney and the Whitney Crest to Cottonwood Lakes, a southern extension of Roper's Sierra High Route; only 20 miles are on the John Muir Trail.

The record

Kind: Person-defined routeWorked out and published by a person or a small group: a high route, a traverse or a loop of linked trails
Designation: Person-defined route (Alan Dixon and Don Wilson, 2014); no agency or association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: CA (California), United States
Published length: 161 km100 miabout 100 mi, per the creators. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: SoSHR
Record ID: southern-sierra-high-routeStable: the directory name, never changed

Source and licence

Source status: NoneNo source of a line
Publisher: Alan Dixon and Don Wilson (publishes the route)
Publisher’s page: http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/
Source: http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/
Main line: No OpenStreetMap route relation for the route was found on 2026-11-10, and the creators' terms for passing the line on are not stated.How the main line is told apart from alternates, connectors and side trails
Licence: None stated
Source checked: 2026-11-10

What the source says

No line is included, so no source licence applies to a line. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/, read 2026-11-10).

With the page it was read on. Not legal advice.

OpenStreetMap

Note: No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.

Logo

No logo. No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.

Corrections

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Every field of the record, with its exact value

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Field	Value
`id`	southern-sierra-high-route
`name`	Southern Sierra High Route
`short_name`	SoSHR
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	CA
`length_km`	161
`length_note`	about 100 mi, per the creators
`kind`	route
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Person-defined route (Alan Dixon and Don Wilson, 2014); no agency or association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	none
`source.publisher`	Alan Dixon and Don Wilson (publishes the route)
`source.publisher_url`	http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/
`source.url`	http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/
`source.format`	No line included
`source.crs`	EPSG:4326
`source.licence`	none-stated
`source.licence_text`	No line is included, so no source licence applies to a line. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/, read 2026-11-10).
`source.attribution`	none (no line included)
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	No OpenStreetMap route relation for the route was found on 2026-11-10, and the creators' terms for passing the line on are not stated.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-10
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	none (no line included)
`source.line_file`	""
`source.line_absent_reason`	The creators publish the line for download; no licence that allows passing it on is stated. Get it from the creators' page.
`osm.relation`	0
`osm.note`	No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.
`shield.status`	no-logo-exists
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	Alan Dixon and Don Wilson
`shield.note`	No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.
`shield.logo_file`	""
`shield.logo_owner`	Alan Dixon and Don Wilson
`verification.verified`	false
`verification.note`	No line to measure.
`route.creator`	Alan Dixon and Don Wilson
`route.year`	2014
`route.line_policy`	open
`route.creator_words`	Like Roper with the SHR, we do not claim to be the first or even hundredth people to hike any portion of this route. We stand on the shoulders of many generations of rugged and adventurous travelers in the Range of Light. We simply chained together existing high passes, summits, and trails pioneered by others to create a much longer route.
`route.creator_words_url`	http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/
`route.note`	From the Palisades south past Mount Whitney and the Whitney Crest to Cottonwood Lakes, a southern extension of Roper's Sierra High Route; only 20 miles are on the John Muir Trail.
`guide[0].title`	Southern Sierra High Route (SoSHR) guide
`guide[0].author`	Alan Dixon and Don Wilson
`guide[0].access`	free
`guide[0].url`	http://www.adventurealan.com/southern-sierra-high-route-soshr-guide/
`guide[0].format`	web route description with waypoints and timetable PDF