Yosemite Valley Day Hikes
Trail | Difficulty | Distance | Elevation Gain |
Bridalveil Fall Trail | Easy | 0.5 mi / 0.8 km (round trip) | 80 ft / 24 m |
Lower Yosemite Fall Trail | Easy | 1 mi / 1.6 km (entire loop) | 50 ft / 15 m |
Cook’s Meadow Loop | Easy | 1 mi / 1.6 km (entire loop) | Flat |
Mirror Lake Loop | Easy to Moderate | 2 mi / 3.2 km (lake & back) 5 mi / 8 km (entire loop) | 100 ft (to lake) 200 ft (loop) |
Valley Loop Trail | Moderate | 6.5 mi / 10.5 km (half loop) 13 mi / 20.9 km (full loop) | Mostly flat |
Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall Trails | Moderate to Strenuous | 1.6 mi-8 mi / 2.5 km-13 km (round trip) | 400 ft to 2000 ft 120 m to 600 m |
Yosemite Falls Trail | Moderate to Strenuous | 2.0 mi / 3.2 km (round trip) 7.2 mi / 11.6 km (round trip) | 1000 ft / 328 m 2700 ft / 825 m |
Snow Creek Trail | Strenuous | 9.4 mi / 15.1 km (round trip) | 2700 ft / 825 m |
Four Mile Trail | Strenuous | 4.8 mi / 7.7 km (one way) | 3200 ft / 975 m |
Half Dome Trail | Strenuous | 14 mi-16.4 mi / 22.4 km-26.2 km (round trip) | 4800 ft / 1475 m |