Discover this 15.6-km out-and-back trail near Yosemite Valley, California. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 6 h 23 min to …
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Aug 23, 2023
This trail could be a challenging monster at times, but it was very rewarding! The views change all the way up and Glacier Point is amazing. I was hoping to hike the Panorama, but with the shuttle no…Full review by HeatherCox
Jul 19, 2023
Along with my 14 year old son I did the walk up and Down again due to the closing of the Glacier point Road. It was a really impressive experience. Steep since you climb more Than 1000 meters / 300…Full review by kmpuggaard
Jun 26, 2023
Very nice hike. We got quite a good work out but the view is well worth the effort. Beautiful view of the valley, Yosemite fall and Half dome. It took us 7 hours round trip. We took many breaks…Full review by Ashley Thanhhuo... n
How far it it to the trail head from curry village?
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Hi Next time you have a question, I recommend using the active destination forum. We reply to questions on the Yosemite forum within a few hours. It's about 2 miles to walk between the …
Hi Next time you have a question, I recommend using the active destination forum. We reply to questions on the Yosemite forum within a few hours. It's about 2 miles to walk between the Four Mile Trailhead and Curry Village.
We are planning to hike down with our two boys who are 10 and 12- they are serious athletes so in good condition but just looking for any guidance from families who have recently hiked with kids this age. Thanks!
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Just hiked up with my 10 year old son. Hiking down will be fine. Bring water, the right clothing, shoes and snacks and they will be just fine.
This hike sounds a little too much for my husband and me - we're from Fl and hike every summer in national parks but mostly moderate hikes ( elevation gains between 1500 and 2200 mostly). We're 66 and 73 and just think this would be too difficult. I was wondering if we did a part of it - maybe to Union Point - would we still be able to enjoy great views and would it be more doable just going to that point and back? Thanks for any feedback. Karen
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Hi, you might get different answers but I will tell you that for my husband and I, it was strenuous to get to the top (Glacier Point). We are in our late 50s, husband cycles and plays a lot of …
Hi, you might get different answers but I will tell you that for my husband and I, it was strenuous to get to the top (Glacier Point). We are in our late 50s, husband cycles and plays a lot of tennis. I cycle (lots of hills) about 20 miles a trip a couple times a week, go to the gym 3x a week, and we both found it very hard. We had walking poles- they came in handy. We didn’t rest for long enough periods of time to get used to the elevation. Our fault. Husband started cramping really bad about 2/3 up so we had to stop a lot more. What we should have done is brought Gatorade and perhaps mustard packs, and rested for longer periods of time. Lesson learned. If we hadn’t started chatting with a nice couple at the top, who were kind enough to drive us back down, we would have taken forever to hike back down (plus at that time (late May) the snack shop was closed and the drinking fountains were shut off - no water refills! But we’d do it again! Hope that helps.
Me and my friend are planning on riding the bus up to Glacier point and hopefully walking down. we have no special footwear apart from the normal average sports trainer. is this advisable? or should we do the bus ride up and down and find an alternative less strenuous hike?
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My wife and I did this in early June, our only issue was slipping down the gravelly trail. Make sure your treads are good on your sneakers, but normal summer attire would be fine. The …
My wife and I did this in early June, our only issue was slipping down the gravelly trail. Make sure your treads are good on your sneakers, but normal summer attire would be fine. The panorama trail is considered a more scenic hike down, but its about 9 miles long. If you take the shuttle bus to the top, make sure you take an early one. We took the 10am shuttle, and got dropped off around 11:45. There is a nice snack stand at the top of glacier point you can have lunch at before you hike down.
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