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Recommended Routes in Hetch Hetchy - 2

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Favorite Wapama Falls.
Intermediate

Wapama and Tueeulala Falls

4.8 mi 7.7 km 658' Up 200.44 m Up 656' Down 199.89 m Down

Yosemit…, CA
Favorite Hetch Hetchy wildflowers.
Intermediate/Difficult

Hetch Hetchy Loop

27.7 mi 44.5 km 5,499' Up 1676.15 m Up 5,500' Down 1676.39 m Down

Yosemit…, CA

Hetch Hetchy Hiking

  • 176 Miles 283 Kilometers of Trail
  • 2 Recommended Routes
  • 7 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 22 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 9 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in Hetch Hetchy - 36

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3.3 mi 5.2 km #1Lake Vernon Trail
Intermediate/Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
Intermediate/Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
4.7 mi 7.6 km #2Laurel Lake Trail
Intermediate
Tuolumne City, CA
Intermediate
Tuolumne City, CA
7.4 mi 11.9 km #3North Mountain Trail
Easy
Tuolumne City, CA
Easy
Tuolumne City, CA
4.4 mi 7.0 km #4Old Hetch Hetchy Trail
Intermediate/Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
Intermediate/Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
5.7 mi 9.2 km #5Cottonwood Meadow Trail
Intermediate
Yosemite Valley, CA
Intermediate
Yosemite Valley, CA
1.3 mi 2.1 km #6Lookout Point Trail
Intermediate/Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
Intermediate/Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
1.1 mi 1.8 km #7Poopenaut Valley Trail
Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
4.0 mi 6.4 km #8Rancheria Falls Trail
Intermediate
Yosemite Valley, CA
Intermediate
Yosemite Valley, CA
5.5 mi 8.9 km #9Smith Peak Trail
Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
Difficult
Yosemite Valley, CA
2.4 mi 3.9 km #10Wapama Falls Trail
Intermediate
Yosemite Valley, CA
Intermediate
Yosemite Valley, CA

Photos of Hetch Hetchy - 72

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Wapama Falls.
Feb 4, 2016 near Yosemit…, CA
Hetch Hetchy wildflowers.
May 22, 2016 near Yosemit…, CA
Hetch Hetchy Backpacking. 30-mile loop starting at the reservoir, up to Laurel Lake, crossing over to Lake Vernon, down to Rancheria Falls, and back along the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
May 22, 2016 near Yosemit…, CA
Lupine wildflowers bloom along the trail in the spring.
May 24, 2016 near Yosemit…, CA
The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir from the start of the trail.
May 24, 2016 near Yosemit…, CA
Looking down at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir from the top of switchbacks.
Aug 13, 2016 near Tuolumn…, CA
Fall colors just after entering the Moraine ridge section of the trail.
Oct 9, 2018 near Yosemit…, CA
July flow of cascades coming out of Lake Vernon.
Jul 14, 2019 near Yosemit…, CA