Family Friendly Hiking Routes
near Buck Meadows, California
Buck Meadows, California
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
Vernal and Nevada Falls Loop
6.2 mi 10.0 km • 1,999' Up 609.27 m Up • 1,998' Down 608.87 m Down
Lower Yosemite Fall Trail
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 75' Up 22.74 m Up • 84' Down 25.55 m Down
Sentinel Dome
2.1 mi 3.4 km • 350' Up 106.59 m Up • 349' Down 106.51 m Down
Bridalveil Falls Trail
0.4 mi 0.7 km • 98' Up 29.98 m Up • 98' Down 29.86 m Down
Mount Tallac
9.9 mi 16.0 km • 3,266' Up 995.6 m Up • 3,266' Down 995.58 m Down
Mirror Lake Loop
4.7 mi 7.6 km • 290' Up 88.29 m Up • 289' Down 88.22 m Down
Glacier Point
0.5 mi 0.9 km • 135' Up 41.21 m Up • 135' Down 41.29 m Down
Echo Lakes to Lake Aloha
12.8 mi 20.7 km • 1,434' Up 437.09 m Up • 1,436' Down 437.71 m Down
Rubicon Trail Out and Back
12.3 mi 19.8 km • 1,215' Up 370.33 m Up • 1,214' Down 370.16 m Down
Taft Point to Sentinel Dome Loop
5.5 mi 8.9 km • 1,051' Up 320.3 m Up • 1,043' Down 317.87 m Down
Porcupine Creek - North Dome
8.7 mi 13.9 km • 1,206' Up 367.44 m Up • 1,207' Down 367.97 m Down
Horsetail Falls
3.3 mi 5.3 km • 646' Up 196.81 m Up • 645' Down 196.71 m Down
John Muir Trail (JMT)
182.7 mi 294.0 km • 43,234' Up 13177.7 m Up • 32,854' Down 10013.9 m Down
Grand Tour of Sequoias in Mariposa Grove
3.3 mi 5.3 km • 1,092' Up 332.7 m Up • 244' Down 74.42 m Down
Rubicon Peak
3.6 mi 5.9 km • 2,087' Up 636.21 m Up • 2,085' Down 635.65 m Down
Convict Lake Trail
2.6 mi 4.1 km • 170' Up 51.72 m Up • 175' Down 53.4 m Down
Zumwalt Meadows Loop Trail
1.3 mi 2.0 km • 104' Up 31.7 m Up • 123' Down 37.52 m Down
Lembert Dome
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 689' Up 210.09 m Up • 688' Down 209.78 m Down
Maggie's Peak
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 1,657' Up 505.05 m Up • 1,656' Down 504.66 m Down
Cook's Meadow Loop
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 31' Up 9.37 m Up • 30' Down 9.27 m Down
Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias
2.7 mi 4.4 km • 496' Up 151.1 m Up • 496' Down 151.09 m Down
Wapama and Tueeulala Falls
4.8 mi 7.7 km • 658' Up 200.44 m Up • 656' Down 199.89 m Down
Fontanillis Lake Loop
11.1 mi 17.9 km • 2,542' Up 774.82 m Up • 2,540' Down 774.09 m Down
Upper and Lower Rainbow Falls
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 408' Up 124.4 m Up • 408' Down 124.37 m Down
The River Trail
6.5 mi 10.4 km • 1,560' Up 475.59 m Up • 318' Down 96.82 m Down
Eagle Lake Out and Back
1.9 mi 3.1 km • 405' Up 123.45 m Up • 405' Down 123.4 m Down