Half Dome Day Hike
An exciting hike to the summit of one of North America's most iconic peaks.
Extreme Hiking
- Distance
- 24 km
- Ascent
- 1.7 km
- Descent
- 1.7 km
Hike the very best trails in one of the most famous—and most popular—natural areas in the world: Yosemite National Park.
Hiking Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Extreme
Yosemite National Park is easily one of the most famous—and most popular—natural reserves of undeveloped land in the world. While the millions of visitors the park receives every year can seem daunting, when you do choose to brave the crowds you’ll find that if there’s any place in the world that lives up to the hype, it’s Yosemite.
"First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more,” writes the National Park Service. In addition, Yosemite is internationally famous for the towering granite cliffs that provide some of the very best rock climbing in the world. Even if you don’t rock climb, the views of the cliffs are absolutely incredible! And thankfully, you can still make it to the top of the most iconic mountain in the Yosemite Valley—Half Dome—without braving a technical climbing route. You’ll find the iconic Half Dome cables route in this guidebook.
With waterfall hikes, the climb to the top of Half Dome, hikes to other jaw-dropping viewpoints, multi-day backpacking trips, and even the John Muir Trail, this guidebook is chock full of incredible routes that will provide you with enough adventure to fill trip after trip to Yosemite!
Sources: https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
An exciting hike to the summit of one of North America's most iconic peaks.
Extreme Hiking
Multi-day tour from the Sierra Nevada high country to the famous Valley in Yosemite National Park.
Difficult Hiking
Thru hike of the California’s Sierra Nevada, linking the most impressive alpine scenery from Yosemite National Park to Mount Whitney.
Difficult Hiking
Hike and rock climb to one of the most impressive summits in Tuolumne Meadows.
Extreme Hiking
A hike through the forest to a panoramic viewpoint over Yosemite Valley.
Easy Hiking
Steep hike to the top of North America's tallest waterfall.
Difficult Hiking
Connect two of Yosemite's great waterfalls in a concise but strenuous loop
Difficult Hiking
Paved trail to the base of a 620-foot waterfall.
Easy Hiking
Wilderness hike to one of the highest and most panoramic viewpoints in Yosemite National Park
Difficult Hiking
Forest hike to the rim of Yosemite Valley at one of its greatest viewpoints
Moderate Hiking
Hike at the brink of a huge waterfall and along the precipitous rim of Yosemite Valley.
Difficult Hiking
A lesser-visited sequoia grove in Yosemite National Park.
Easy Hiking
The largest and most famous grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park.
Easy Hiking
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