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The Best Hikes in Yosemite National Park

1. Cathedral Lakes

1. Cathedral Lakes

Length: 7 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 1,100 feet. Difficulty: Moderate. Located via Tioga Road.

Length:  2.3 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 350 feet. Difficulty: Easy-Moderate. Located via Glacier Pass Road.

2. Taft Point

2. Taft Point

3. Mist Trail to Vernal & Nevada Falls

3. Mist Trail to Vernal & Nevada Falls

Length:  6.5 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 2,000 feet. Difficulty: Hard. Located in Yosemite Valley.

4. Climb to the top of Yosemite Falls!

4. Climb to the top of Yosemite Falls!

Length: 7 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 3,250 feet. Difficulty: Hard. Located in Yosemite Valley.

5. Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias

5. Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias

Length: 6.5 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 1,200 feet. Difficulty: Easi-Moderate. Located in Yosemite Valley.

Length: 13.5 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 3,150 feet. Difficulty: Hard. Located in Yosemite Valley.

6. Cloud's Rest

6. Cloud's Rest

7. Climb Half Dome

7. Climb Half Dome

Length: 16.5 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 5,300 feet. Difficulty: Very hard, not for those fearful of heights. Located in Yosemite Valley. Permits needed.

Click the link below to find out how to backpack and camp here for the night!