Upper Yosemite Fall from the Yosemite Falls Trail
Upper Yosemite Fall from the Yosemite Falls Trail. · King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0

Yosemite National Park / California

Upper Yosemite Falls

Distance
11.6 km
Time
6–8 hr
Elevation gain
825 m
Difficulty
Strenuous
Route type
Out & Back

Approximate full-route distance and hiking time. Conditions and pace change the effort required.

01 / Why go

Waterfalls, with a different perspective.

Earn a valley-wide perspective above Yosemite’s famous falls.

02 / The route

Start here. Take your time.

Climb from Camp 4 to the top of Yosemite Falls and return.

Start at Camp 4

03 / What you’ll see

  • 01Waterfalls
  • 02Granite
  • 03Views

Keep wandering

Another day, another trail.

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