Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Ponderosa, California
Ponderosa, California
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
Half Dome
15.9 mi 25.6 km • 4,875' Up 1486.03 m Up • 4,877' Down 1486.36 m Down
Vernal and Nevada Falls Loop
6.5 mi 10.5 km • 2,136' Up 651.19 m Up • 2,134' Down 650.53 m Down
Upper Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point Hike
8.0 mi 12.8 km • 3,374' Up 1028.33 m Up • 3,374' Down 1028.39 m Down
Clouds Rest from Tenaya Lake
12.5 mi 20.2 km • 2,657' Up 809.8 m Up • 2,657' Down 809.85 m Down
Four Mile Trail
4.8 mi 7.8 km • 3,196' Up 974.21 m Up • 13' Down 3.88 m Down
Bridge to Nowhere - East Fork Trail #8W13
9.8 mi 15.8 km • 814' Up 248.01 m Up • 814' Down 248.01 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 Fall Trail
0.4 mi 0.7 km • 98' Up 29.98 m Up • 98' Down 29.86 m Down
Mount Whitney via Mount Whitney Trail
20.5 mi 33.0 km • 6,404' Up 1951.98 m Up • 6,405' Down 1952.1 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
Lakes Trail
12.8 mi 20.5 km • 2,813' Up 857.36 m Up • 2,812' Down 857.18 m Down
Moro Rock Trail
3.9 mi 6.2 km • 369' Up 112.32 m Up • 369' Down 112.37 m Down
Mount Wilson
13.6 mi 21.9 km • 4,739' Up 1444.47 m Up • 4,739' Down 1444.32 m Down
Sturtevant Falls
3.4 mi 5.4 km • 639' Up 194.74 m Up • 639' Down 194.85 m Down
San Antonio Falls - Sierra Club Ski Hut - Devil's Backbone
10.8 mi 17.3 km • 3,810' Up 1161.35 m Up • 3,813' Down 1162.11 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
Chantry Flat/Mt. Wilson Loop
15.3 mi 24.6 km • 4,195' Up 1278.55 m Up • 4,183' Down 1274.84 m Down
Badwater Basin Crossing
6.5 mi 10.4 km • 25' Up 7.58 m Up • 12' Down 3.63 m Down
Rae Lakes Loop
40.4 mi 65.0 km • 7,007' Up 2135.69 m Up • 7,007' Down 2135.68 m Down
Mt. Lowe Railway Ruins
5.3 mi 8.5 km • 1,344' Up 409.63 m Up • 1,344' Down 409.51 m Down
Congress Trail
1.9 mi 3.0 km • 350' Up 106.6 m Up • 314' Down 95.62 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
Sunset Ridge to Dawn Mine Loop
5.9 mi 9.5 km • 1,527' Up 465.45 m Up • 1,527' Down 465.31 m Down
Mount Dana Trail
5.1 mi 8.3 km • 2,974' Up 906.46 m Up • 2,974' Down 906.43 m Down


