#hetch-hetchy

3 trips tagged “hetch-hetchy”

hetch-hetchy backpacking at a glance

CaliPeaks documents 3 California backpacking routes tagged hetch-hetchy, ranging from 12.6 to 19.1 miles with 700–2,700 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 10/100 (Easy) on Rancheria Falls up to 21/100 (Moderate) on Lake Vernon, which also carries the tag's biggest climb at 2,700 feet. All of these routes require a wilderness permit — each trip page links the booking window.

These routes cross Yosemite National Park, and the months most of them share are June, September, July. Every stat below is cited on its trip page, so you can compare them like-for-like and follow any number back to the managing agency.

Rancheria Falls

Rancheria Falls is Yosemite's easiest spring waterfall camp: a gentle 6.3-mile stroll around the north shore of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir to a …

12.6 mi700 ft gainDiff 10

Laurel Lake

Laurel Lake is the short-haul version of the Hetch Hetchy high country: a 7.1-mile climb from Beehive Meadows to a quiet forested lake that …

14.2 mi2,700 ft gainDiff 18

Lake Vernon

Lake Vernon is the reward for climbing out of Yosemite's quietest corner: a 19-mile round trip from Hetch Hetchy to a lake backed by an expo…

19.1 mi2,700 ft gainDiff 21