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Favorite Vernal Fall mistin' the rainbow
Difficult Difficult

Vernal and Nevada Falls Loop

6.2 mi 10.0 km 1,999' Up 609.27 m Up 1,998' Down 608.87 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Yosemite Falls
Easy Easy

Lower Yosemite Fall Trail

1.0 mi 1.6 km 75' Up 22.74 m Up 84' Down 25.55 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Sentinel Dome Summit
Intermediate Intermediate

Sentinel Dome

2.1 mi 3.4 km 350' Up 106.59 m Up 349' Down 106.51 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Bridalveil Waterfall, Yosemite
Easy Easy

Bridalveil Falls Trail

0.4 mi 0.7 km 98' Up 29.98 m Up 98' Down 29.86 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Lake Tahoe from Mt. Tallac
Difficult Difficult

Mount Tallac

9.9 mi 16.0 km 3,266' Up 995.6 m Up 3,266' Down 995.58 m Down

South L…, CA
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Favorite Half Dome towering above Mirror Lake/Meadow
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Mirror Lake Loop

4.7 mi 7.6 km 290' Up 88.29 m Up 289' Down 88.22 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite The views are breathtaking.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Glacier Point

0.5 mi 0.9 km 135' Up 41.21 m Up 135' Down 41.29 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Slack-liner Shows Off 3'000ft Above The Ground At Taft Point.
Intermediate Intermediate

Taft Point

2.3 mi 3.7 km 276' Up 84.09 m Up 276' Down 84.13 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Pyramid Peak with Lake Aloha in the foreground.
Intermediate Intermediate

Echo Lakes to Lake Aloha

12.8 mi 20.7 km 1,434' Up 437.09 m Up 1,436' Down 437.71 m Down

South L…, CA
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Favorite The blue mountains of Santa Cruz!
Intermediate Intermediate

Castle Rock Loop

3.6 mi 5.8 km 658' Up 200.45 m Up 692' Down 210.96 m Down

Monte S…, CA
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Favorite Emerald Bay in the morning light.
Intermediate Intermediate

Rubicon Trail Out and Back

12.3 mi 19.8 km 1,215' Up 370.33 m Up 1,214' Down 370.16 m Down

Tahoma, CA
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Favorite Wooden skinny bridge over stream.
Intermediate Intermediate

Taft Point to Sentinel Dome Loop

5.5 mi 8.9 km 1,051' Up 320.3 m Up 1,043' Down 317.87 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Along the American river.  The bridge is Iowa Hill Road
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Stevens Trail

7.7 mi 12.4 km 1,275' Up 388.71 m Up 1,276' Down 388.84 m Down

Colfax, CA
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Favorite Views galore en route to North Dome.
Intermediate Intermediate

Porcupine Creek - North Dome

8.7 mi 13.9 km 1,206' Up 367.44 m Up 1,207' Down 367.97 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Stream crossings during extremely high water level period. Waterfall flowed down from Peak 8417 and flooded forest.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Horsetail Falls

3.3 mi 5.3 km 646' Up 196.81 m Up 645' Down 196.71 m Down

South L…, CA
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Favorite Picnic Area/Camp Site just below McCall Mountain Trail.
Difficult Difficult

John Muir Trail (JMT)

182.7 mi 294.0 km 43,234' Up 13177.7 m Up 32,854' Down 10013.9 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite The California Tunnel Tree is a favorite place for people to take photographs in the grove.
Intermediate Intermediate

Grand Tour of Sequoias in Mariposa Grove

3.3 mi 5.3 km 1,092' Up 332.7 m Up 244' Down 74.42 m Down

Oakhurst, CA
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Favorite The summit of Rubicon Peak offers phenomenal views out over Lake Tahoe!
Difficult Difficult

Rubicon Peak

3.6 mi 5.9 km 2,087' Up 636.21 m Up 2,085' Down 635.65 m Down

Tahoma, CA
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Favorite Wildflowers on the way up to Wildcat Peak
Intermediate Intermediate

Peace Circle: Wildcat Peak from Little Farm

4.0 mi 6.4 km 666' Up 202.96 m Up 664' Down 202.39 m Down

Kensington, CA
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Favorite N. Ridge Trail, Angel Island.
Intermediate Intermediate

Mt. Livermore Summit - North Ridge Trail

4.3 mi 6.9 km 784' Up 239.03 m Up 783' Down 238.68 m Down

Tiburon, CA
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Favorite The Santa Cruz Mountains offer a spectacular backdrop to any adventure in Almaden Quicksilver County Park.
Intermediate Intermediate

Quicksilver - McAbee Loop CCW

4.5 mi 7.3 km 728' Up 221.89 m Up 738' Down 225.02 m Down

Almaden…, CA
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Favorite Taking in the view.
Intermediate Intermediate

Tilden Park Loop

4.4 mi 7.1 km 864' Up 263.36 m Up 864' Down 263.34 m Down

Kensington, CA
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Favorite The old English Camp, pictured here, was a town of about 1000 people inhabited by miners and their families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when nearby mines were active.
Intermediate Intermediate

Quicksilver History Loop

8.0 mi 12.9 km 1,454' Up 443.32 m Up 1,456' Down 443.8 m Down

Almaden…, CA
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Favorite Looking out at Cascade Lake and Lake Tahoe shortly before sunset.
Difficult Difficult

Maggie's Peak

4.0 mi 6.4 km 1,657' Up 505.05 m Up 1,656' Down 504.66 m Down

South L…, CA
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Favorite Banks of the American River
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Nature Loop

1.6 mi 2.5 km 21' Up 6.29 m Up 20' Down 6.23 m Down

Carmichael, CA
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Favorite Half Dome after the storm subsides.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Cook's Meadow Loop

1.2 mi 1.9 km 31' Up 9.37 m Up 30' Down 9.27 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Natural bridge on Razorback Ridge at Royal Gorge. with permission from George Lamson
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Rowton Peak Loop

4.5 mi 7.2 km 890' Up 271.16 m Up 897' Down 273.43 m Down

Truckee, CA
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Favorite Lots of shade from towering redwoods.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Stream Trail Out-and-Back

1.7 mi 2.7 km 80' Up 24.38 m Up 80' Down 24.29 m Down

Moraga, CA
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Favorite Clouds rolling in at Island Lake, Carr/Feely trailhead. Tahoe N.F.
Intermediate Intermediate

Five Lakes Basin

11.5 mi 18.5 km 1,205' Up 367.36 m Up 1,205' Down 367.32 m Down

Downiev…, CA
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Favorite The trail as it makes its way through the forest burned during the Rim Fire.
Intermediate Intermediate

Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias

2.7 mi 4.4 km 496' Up 151.1 m Up 496' Down 151.09 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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