#valley-views
3 trips tagged “valley-views”
valley-views backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 3 California backpacking routes tagged valley-views, ranging from 12.6 to 21.6 miles with 1,100–3,770 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 13/100 (Easy) on Pohono Trail up to 23/100 (Moderate) on Eagle Peak, which also carries the tag's biggest climb at 3,770 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 September, July, 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.
Pohono Trail
The Pohono Trail walks the entire south rim of Yosemite Valley: 13.7 miles from Glacier Point to Tunnel View, past the overlooks of Taft, De…
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 …
Eagle Peak
Eagle Peak is the North Rim's best-value summit: 6.3 miles and 3,770 feet up the Yosemite Falls Trail to a 7,782-foot viewpoint with El Capi…