Mist Trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls
A stunning hike up steep climbs, passing close to Vernal and Nevada Falls.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 11 km
- Ascent
- 753 m
- Descent
- 752 m
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A stunning hike up steep climbs, passing close to Vernal and Nevada Falls.
Difficult Hiking
Miles 942.5-1016.9 of the northbound PCT: Continuing through the northern reaches of Yosemite National Park, among a labyrinth of granite far removed from the park’s crowded areas.
Moderate Hiking
Miles 906.7-942.5 of the northbound PCT: From Devils Postpile National Monument to Yosemite National Park, through the photo-famous landscape of Ansel Adams Wilderness.
Moderate Hiking
The largest and most famous grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park.
Easy Hiking
A lesser-visited sequoia grove in Yosemite National Park.
Easy Hiking
Make the arduous climb to Upper Yosemite Falls, then go even farther to find the highest point on this side of Yosemite Valley.
Difficult Hiking
A little-known trail to a well-known summit on the rim of Yosemite Valley.
Difficult Hiking
Steep hike to the top of a huge waterfall which, at low flow, has calm pools for wading and swimming.
Difficult Hiking
Backcountry hike along the Tuolumne River as it tumbles over many slides and waterfalls.
Difficult Hiking
Uncrowded waterfall trail along the cliff-lined lakeshore in Hetch Hetchy Valley.
Moderate Hiking
Backcountry hike to an impressive but little-known view over Hetch Hetchy Valley.
Difficult Hiking
Birds-eye view of the Valley atop one of Yosemite's higher granite domes.
Moderate Hiking
Hike and short scramble to an impressive granite perch over Tuolumne Meadows.
Severe Hiking
A sun-dappled 1.8 mile stroll through the woods leading you to a meadow filled with wildflowers and a babbling brook.
Easy Hiking
Hike at the brink of a huge waterfall and along the precipitous rim of Yosemite Valley.
Difficult Hiking
Forest hike to the rim of Yosemite Valley at one of its greatest viewpoints
Moderate Hiking