Panorama view from top of Upper Yosemite Falls into Yosemite Valley #4 Mouth of Upper Yosemite Falls After this strenuous hike, you’ll probably need a few minutes to soak in the view and make yourself aware of this natural wonder formed millions of years ago. Yosemite Valley opens up in front of you giving you a much better sense of how far you’ve hiked up. Take it easy and walk slowly! Valley views from Upper Yosemite Falls Trail #3 Top of Upper Yosemite FallsĪs you reach the top of the trail: Follow the signs to Yosemite Falls Overlook and you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views. The further up you hike the more open the terrain gets, which means less shade as you arrive at the hardest part of the trail. At this stage, you get close enough to feel the spray of North America’s tallest waterfall.įrom this point, the trail gets steeper, countless switchbacks on the rocky ground follow. You’ll get to impressive views of Upper Yosemite Falls as you stand eye level at the bottom of the cascading falls. Follow the trail for another mile (1.6 km) and enjoy the leveled-out, partly downhill path. View of Yosemite Valley and Half Dome from Columbia Rock Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains still covered in snow #2 View of Upper Yosemite FallsĪfter Columbia Rock, the trail gets more sandy. I would recommend walking a little further, even if you don’t plan to hike up all the way up to the top of Yosemite Falls. Quite a few people will turn around at Columbia Rock after soaking in these views. This first stage of the Upper Yosemite Falls trail offers spectacular views of Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. 1st stage of Upper Yosemite Falls Trail: Columbia Rock After 1 mile (1,6km) and 1.000 feet (305m) elevation gain you’ll be rewarded with the 1st viewpoint: Columbia Rock. The first part of the trail leads through the shady forest on sandy and rocky floor. Upper Yosemite Falls Trail starts out pretty steep right after entering the trailhead.
Yosemite Falls stages & viewpoints #1 Columbia Rock
This makes this short and easy trail extremely popular and crowded. Lower Yosemite Falls in contrast can be reached within a 1-mile loop trail (1,6 km). View from Top of Upper Yosemite Falls Yosemite Valley view from the mouth of Upper Yosemite FallsĬaution: Don’t mix up Lower Yosemite Falls and Upper Yosemite Falls. Upper Yosemite Falls trail is a challenging, but absolutely rewarding hike from an exercise and perspective point of view. While hiking up Yosemite Falls you get pretty close to the falls’ bottom and top. The views of Yosemite Falls from the trail are magnificent. (America’s tallest waterfalls are located in Hawaii.) Yes, you read it correctly: The hike to Upper Yosemite Falls leads up to the top and the mouth of America’s tallest waterfall Upper Yosemite Falls is the tallest waterfall of entire continental North America, dropping a total of 2,425 feet (739 m) from the top of the Upper Fall to the base of the Lower Fall.
The trail doesn’t only lead to the top of the tallest waterfall in Yosemite National Park. Upper Yosemite Falls is one of the National Park’s oldest, historic trails (built between 18). Why you should hike to Upper Yosemite Falls Is it dangerous to hike Upper Yosemite Falls?.What is the best time to hike Yosemite Falls?.How long does it take to hike to the top of Upper Yosemite Falls?.
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