Yosemite National Park · CA

Upper Yosemite Falls

Hard · Day hike · Best in Spring, Summer, Fall

Length

7.2 mi

Gain

2,700 ft

Scenery

★★★★☆

About this trail

Switchbacks ascend the cliff next to North America's tallest waterfall. The brink view is exhilarating — and the falls themselves slow to a trickle by August.

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Highlights

Columbia Rock viewpoint
Top of 2,425-ft falls
Yosemite Point side trip

Get there

Start: Trailhead · 37.7501, -119.5972

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Along the way

Camp 4 trailhead@ mile 0· 4,000 ft
Columbia Rock@ mile 1
Upper Yosemite Fall top@ mile 3.6· 6,525 ft
Yosemite Point (side trip)@ mile 4.8· 6,936 ft

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