| Destination/Trail |
Starting
Point |
Distance |
ElevationGain/Difficulty |
Aproximate Hiking Time |
Notes |
| Bridalveil Fall |
Bridalveil Fall
Parking Area |
1/2 mile round trip |
Easy |
20 minutes round trip |
 with assistance |
| Mirror Lake/Meadow |
Mirror Lake Meadow
Shuttle Stop #17 |
1 mile to
lake/meadow |
Easy |
1/2 hour to
lake/meadow |
Vehicle access
available with placard |
| Lower Yosemite Fall |
Yosemite Falls
Shuttle Stop #7 |
1/2 mile
round trip |
Easy |
20 minutes
round trip |
with assistance |
| Upper Yosemite Fall Trail
Columbia Rock
|
Sunnyside Campground
near Shuttle Stop #8 |
2 miles
round trip |
Strenuous
1,000' elevation gain |
1 to 3 hours
round trip |
Check conditions at
Visitors Center in winter |
| Upper Yosemite Fall Trail
Top of Yosemite Fall
|
Sunnyside Campground
near Shuttle Stop #8 |
7.2 miles
round trip |
Very strenuous
2,700' elevation gain |
6 to 8 hours
round trip |
Check conditions at
Visitors Center in winter |
Mist Trail or the
John Muir Trail
Vernal Fall
|
Happy Isles
Shuttle Stop #16 |
3 miles
round trip |
Strenuous
1,000' elevation gain |
2 to 4 hours
round trip |
Check conditions at
Visitors Center; winter
route available |
Mist Trail or the
John Muir Trail
Nevada Fall
|
Happy Isles
Shuttle Stop #16 |
7 miles
round trip |
Strenuous
1,900' elevation gain |
6 to 8 hours
round trip |
Check conditions at
Visitors Center; winter
route available |
Mist Trail or the
John Muir Trail
Half Dome
|
Happy Isles
Shuttle Stop #16 |
17 miles
round trip |
Most strenuous
4,800' elevation gain |
10 to 12 hours
round trip |
Cables up from late May
to mid-Oct; otherwise,
the cable route is closed |
| Four Mile Trail
Glacier Point
|
Southside Drive |
4.8 miles
one way |
Very strenuous
3,200' elevation gain |
3 to 4 hours
one way |
Check conditions at
Visitors Center in winter |
