Yosemite Day Hikes

Days Hikes in Yosemite:

Day hikes in Yosemite vary from short easy hikes to strenuous full day hikes up to the top of Half Dome.  The most popular include: Mirror Lake, Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome and Glacier Point Road.

Alder Creek-(strenuous) 12 miles round trip.
Bridalveil Creek-(moderate) 4 miles round trip.
Cook’s Meadow Loop-(easy) 1 mile loop.
Dewey Point-(moderate) 7 miles round trip.
Dog Lake & Lembert Dome-(strenuous) 4 miles round trip.
Elizabeth Lake-(moderate) 4.8 miles round trip.
Gaylor Lake-(moderate) 2 miles round trip.
Glen Aulin-(moderate) 11 miles round trip.
Four Mile Trail-(strenuous) 9.6 miles round trip.
Half Dome Trail-(strenuous) 16.8 miles round trip.
Lookout Point-(moderate) 2 miles round trip.
Lyell Canyon via the John Muir Trail-(easy) 8 miles round trip.
Mariposa Grove-(moderate) 6.9 mile loop.
Mirror Lake-(easy) 5 mile loop around the lake.
Mirror Meadow-(easy) 2 miles round trip.
Mono Meadow-(strenuous) 3 miles round trip.
Mono Pass- (moderate) 8 miles round trip.
Ostrander Lake-(strenuous) 12.7 miles round trip.
Panorama Trail-(strenuous) 8.5 miles one way.
Poopenaut Valley-(strenuous) 3 miles round trip.
Sentinel Dome & Taft Point-(moderate) 2.2 miles round trip.
Smith Peak-(moderate-strenuous) 13.5 miles round trip.
Swinging Bridge Loop-(easy) 4.8 mile loop.
Tuolumne Meadows-(easy) 1.5 miles round trip.
Upper Cathedral Lake-(moderate) 7 miles round trip.
Valley Floor Loop-(moderate) Half loop- 6.5 miles. Full- 13 miles.
Vogelsang High Sierra Camp-(strenuous) 15.8 miles round trip.
Wawona Meadow Loop-(easy) 3.5 mile loop.
Wawona to Mariposa Grove-(moderate) 6 miles.

Hikes to Water Falls:

Bridalveil Falls-(easy) 1/2 mile round trip.
California Falls-(moderate) 15 miles round trip.
Chilnualna Falls-(strenuous) 8.5 miles round trip.
Lower Yosemite Falls-(easy) 1 mile round trip.
Nevada Falls-(strenuous) 7 miles round trip.
Rancheria Falls-(moderate) 13.4 miles round trip.
Tuolumne Falls-(moderate) 8 miles round trip.
Upper Yosemite Falls-(strenuous) 7.2 miles round trip.
Vernal Falls-(moderate to strenuous) 1.6 miles round trip.
Wapama Falls-(moderate) 5 miles round trip.
Waterwheels Falls-(moderate) 17 miles round trip.