I have never been on a bad hike in Yosemite National Park
Charlie Pankey publisher Sierra Rec Magazine
Looking for a great hike for your visit to Yosemite National Park? Are you looking for Casual, moderately adventurous or the extreme hikes with the most iconic views? Often when people ask us about the best places to hike in Yosemite, we really need to start with questions like these. There are so many great hikes and your ability and desire to climb is sometimes the only challenge that needs to be assessed.
So here you go our list of the 25 best hikes in Yosemite National Park We will break this down into sections of the park for easier review and these are not ranked in any particular order.
Yosemite Valley Hikes
- Vernal/ Nevada Falls/ Mist trail
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Panorama Trail
- Valley Loop
- Half Dome
- 4-Mile Trail
- Illilouette Falls
- Taft Point and the Fissures
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Toulumne Meadows Hikes
- Cathedral Lakes
- Mono / Parker Pass
- Glen Aulin and Tuolumne Falls
- Lembert Dome / Dog Lake
- Nelson Lake
- Sunrise Lakes and Clouds Rest
- Gaylor Lakes
- Lyell canyon
- Rafferty Creek to Vogelsang
- Elizabeth Lake
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Everything Else in between
- May Lake & Mt. Hoffmann
- North Dome & Indian Arch
- Sunrise Lakes
- Mariposa Grove
- Hetch Hetchy to Wapama Falls
- Olmsted Point
- Ten Lakes
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