#quiet
5 trips tagged “quiet”
quiet backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 5 California backpacking routes tagged quiet, ranging from 9.2 to 21.6 miles with 1,500–2,700 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 13/100 (Easy) on Ostrander Lake 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 July, September, August. 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.
Ostrander Lake
Ostrander Lake is the dome-viewer's weekend: a gentle 5.7-mile walk from Glacier Point Road to an 8,500-foot lake on Horse Ridge, ringed by …
Chilnualna Falls
Chilnualna Falls is Yosemite's quiet waterfall: a 9.2-mile round trip from Wawona to the top of a 2,200-foot cascade on the park's lightly t…
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 …
El Capitan via Tamarack Creek
The back door to El Capitan: a 10.8-mile forested walk from Tioga Road to the summit of the most famous cliff in the world, with the Valley …
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…