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Favorite The top of Nevada Falls is the best place on earth.
Difficult Difficult

Vernal and Nevada Falls Loop

6.5 mi 10.5 km 2,136' Up 651.19 m Up 2,134' Down 650.53 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite The Upper and Lower 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 Fall 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 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 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 The top of Nevada Falls is the best place on earth.
Difficult Difficult

John Muir Trail (JMT)

210.9 mi 339.5 km 44,610' Up 13597 m Up 34,187' Down 10420.2 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 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 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 Cathedral Peak and part of the Cathedral Range from Lembert Dome.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Lembert Dome

2.0 mi 3.2 km 689' Up 210.09 m Up 688' Down 209.78 m Down

Yosemit…, 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 Narrow wooden bridge across the creek.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Waterfall Loop Nature Trail

1.0 mi 1.7 km 320' Up 97.46 m Up 318' Down 96.97 m Down

Day Valley, CA
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Favorite Shadow Creek gurgles near the John Muir Trail in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
Intermediate Intermediate

Shadow and Ediza Lakes

14.2 mi 22.9 km 1,667' Up 508.09 m Up 1,669' Down 508.58 m Down

Mammoth…, CA
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Favorite Devils Postpile.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Devils Postpile Short Loop

1.3 mi 2.1 km 217' Up 66.16 m Up 217' Down 66.08 m Down

Mammoth…, CA
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Favorite North Peak over Steelhead Lake
Intermediate Intermediate

Saddlebag and 20 Lakes Basin Loop

8.4 mi 13.5 km 674' Up 205.31 m Up 675' Down 205.83 m Down

Bridgeport, 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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Favorite Middle Gaylor Lake with the Cathedral Range in the background.
Intermediate Intermediate

Gaylor Lakes

3.9 mi 6.2 km 1,183' Up 360.56 m Up 1,182' Down 360.3 m Down

Bridgeport, CA
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Favorite Wapama Falls.
Intermediate Intermediate

Wapama and Tueeulala Falls

4.8 mi 7.7 km 658' Up 200.44 m Up 656' Down 199.89 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
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Favorite Fontanillis Lake, with Dicks Peak in the background
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Fontanillis Lake Loop

11.1 mi 17.9 km 2,542' Up 774.82 m Up 2,540' Down 774.09 m Down

South L…, CA
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