#yosemite
11 trips tagged “yosemite”
yosemite backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 11 California backpacking routes tagged yosemite, ranging from 6 to 48.2 miles with 600–6,650 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 7/100 (Easy) on Polly Dome Lakes up to 48/100 (Strenuous) on Red Peak Pass Loop, which also carries the tag's biggest climb at 6,650 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, August, September. 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.
Polly Dome Lakes
Polly Dome Lakes is Yosemite's quietest easy overnight: a 3-mile walk from the Murphy Creek trailhead past Tenaya Lake to a pair of small la…
Sunrise High Sierra Camp
Sunrise High Sierra Camp sits on a mountainside above the Cathedral Range, 5.2 miles from Tenaya Lake past the Sunrise Lakes. It is the most…
John Muir Trail to Yosemite Valley
The John Muir Trail's grand finale runs 22 miles from Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley, descending past Cathedral Peak, the Sunrise count…
Ireland and Evelyn Lake Loop
Ireland and Evelyn Lakes form one of Yosemite's finest moderate loops: 22 miles up Lyell Canyon, over Ireland Creek's forested shoulder, and…
Ten Lakes Basin
Ten Lakes Basin is a pocket of granite-ringed alpine lakes northwest of Tuolumne Meadows, reached by an 11.8-mile round trip from Tioga Road…
Pohono Trail + Four Mile Trail
This route walks the entire south rim of Yosemite Valley and then some: the Pohono Trail from Tunnel View to Glacier Point, then the Four Mi…
Vogelsang to Cathedral Lakes Loop
This loop strings together Yosemite's high country greatest hits: Rafferty Creek to Vogelsang, down the Merced to Merced Lake, up past Washb…
Clouds Rest via Sunrise Lakes
Clouds Rest is the best view in Yosemite: a knife-edge granite summit that looks straight across at Half Dome's face — from above. The backp…
Red Peak Pass Loop
The Red Peak Pass loop is Yosemite's greatest southern circuit: 48 miles from Mono Meadow through the Clark Range's lakes, over Red Peak Pas…
High Sierra Camp Loop
The High Sierra Camp Loop is Yosemite's grand tour by foot: 48 miles linking all five High Sierra Camps — Vogelsang, Merced Lake, Sunrise, M…
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne is Yosemite's great river trip: a 30.8-mile traverse from White Wolf to Tuolumne Meadows that drops into a …