45 Hiking Trails near Merced River
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Cook's Meadow Loop
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
0.6 miles NWCook's Meadow Loop is a shorter, smaller hike inside Sentinel Meadow. Cook's Meadow Loop is just under a mile and takes about 45 minutes to complete, depending on how long you stop at each...
Hike 4.6 mi
Four Mile Trail
Yosemite National Park
0.6 miles SFour Mile Trail is a moderate hike that offers the best views of some of Yosemite's most famous landmarks, including Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, Clouds Rest, North Dome, El Capitan, and the Royal...
Hike 0.8 mi
Lower Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
0.8 miles NWYosemite Falls is 3,967 feet high, making it twice as tall as the Empire State building, ten times as tall as Niagara Falls, and one of Yosemite Valley's biggest attractions. Lower...
Hike 2.9 mi
Upper Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
0.9 miles NYosemite Falls is the tallest waterfall in North America, standing at 2,425 feet. It's made up of Upper Yosemite Falls, Lower Yosemite Falls, and the middle cascades. Lower Yosemite Falls...
Hike 0.3 mi
Glacier Point
Yosemite National Park
1.1 miles SELocated in Yosemite National Park, Glacier Point gives a birds-eye-view of the park you can't find anywhere else. It can be accessed by both hiking and driving through the park, though the roads...
Hike 15.9 mi
Valley Loop Trail
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
1.4 miles WThe Valley Loop trail at the heart of Yosemite is one of the best ways to discover the park. The entire loop is 11.5 miles long, and there are several places to enter and exit the trail...
Hike 1.9-2.9 mi
Mist Trail
Yosemite National Park
1.5 miles SEThe mist trail is a small breakoff from the John Muir Trail through Yosemite National Park. It's called the mist trail because of the heavy amount of mist that hikers walk through as Vernal and...
Backpack, Hike 4.0 mi
North Dome
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
1.6 miles NENorth Dome is a strenuous 10.4 mile hike that gives visitors a close up view straight at Half Dome from across the valley. It also has a unique view of Clouds Rest peak. Because the hike...
Backpack, Hike
Mirror Lake
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
1.9 miles EMirror Lake is a seasonal lake situated in a secluded corner of the beautiful Yosemite Valley. The lake sits at the base of Half Dome and allows a different perspective of the famous monolith....
Backpack, Hike, Swim 0.4-2.1 mi
Illilouette Falls
Yosemite West, Yosemite National Park
2.3 miles SEIllilouette Falls Trail is a 4 mile hike down to Illilouette Creek, where there is a footbridge, a great view of Illilouette Falls, and several benches for onlookers to stop, rest, and...
Hike 1.2 mi
Taft Point
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
2.3 miles SWThe hike to Taft Point is often paired with the hike to Sentinel Dome. There is a 5 mile loop that connects the two and offers breathtaking views of the valley along the south rim. The trailhead...
Hike
Horsetail Falls
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
2.6 miles WHorsetail Falls is located near El Capitan Valley in Yosemite. Around mid to late February, the fall gains popularity due to the way the orange glow of the sunset radiates off of it. In order to...
Hike 2.1 mi
Snow Creek Falls
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
3.1 miles NESnow Creek is one of the more difficult waterfalls to find in the valley, but in the spring and summer months, the elusive waterfall can be seen from the Mirror Lake Trail, a 5 mile loop around...
Backpack, Hike 0.2 mi
Ribbon Falls
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
3.4 miles WStanding at 1612 ft tall, Ribbon Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in Yosemite Valley and the longest single-drop waterfall in North America. It's visible from El Capitan road as you...
Hike 0.2 mi
Bridalveil Falls
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
3.9 miles SWKnown for being the focal point for one of Ansel Adams' most famous photographs, Bridalveil Falls is one of the first waterfalls you see as you enter Yosemite. The path to get there...
Hike 1.9 mi
Half Dome
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
3.9 miles EHalf Dome is the most popular and difficult hike in Yosemite Valley. The trail is about 14 miles long with an elevation gain of 4800 feet. There are cables to help you scale up to the summit once you...
Hike 1.7 mi
Mono Meadow
Yosemite West, Yosemite National Park
4.9 miles SThe hike through Mono Meadow is the best way to get a view of Mt. Starr King, Clarke Range, and Half Dome all at once. It's about a three mile round trip hike towards Yosemite backcountry. It...
Hike 0.5 mi
McGurk Meadow
Yosemite National Park
5.5 miles SWMcGurk Meadow is a short, 0.8 mile hike through one of Yosemite's wildflower meadows. The trail is fairly flat, about 100 feet of elevation gain, and it doesn't require too much effort,...
Hike 0.7 mi
Lukens Lake
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
7.7 miles NLukens Lake is a small lake in the White Wolf area of Yosemite National Park. The hike is a short, 1.6 mile walk through a forest to the secluded lake surrounded by trees and a small...
Hike, Swim 5.5 mi
Ostrander Lake
Wawona, California
8.3 miles SOstrander Lake is a long, 11.4 mile hike just behind Sentinel Dome. Unlike most of Yosemite's summer hikes, the trail to Ostrander Lake is open during the winter for people to ski through....
Hike, Swim
