Clouds Rest From Valley Floor

On a busy holiday weekend i didn t see a single person on the way up and only passed 2 people on the way down.

Clouds rest from valley floor. Instead of returning the way you came you can continue the trail from the clouds rest summit down to yosemite valley via the half dome trail. It s pretty much uphill all the way to clouds rest from the valley floor. Overprepare when it comes to water. Many famous yosemite landmarks must be overcome in order to ascend clouds rest.

There s also a straight through route that ends in yosemite valley. Over the course of 10 miles hikers gain nearly 5000 feet in elevation. You really must be prepared to day hike clouds rest from the valley floor. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from march until october.

Set up camp around the junction between the split in the trail for half dome and clouds rest. If you are lucky enough to be doing a one way through hike it s another 8 miles and 6000 descent to the floor of yosemite valley. Camelbak a 24 oz. First the mist trail must be surmounted up past vernal and nevada falls.

The trail starts at 8 150ft which may not seem so high at first but it really kicks in when you start climbing. Propel and a 16 oz. We started hiking the day after a snowstorm 4 6 inches of snow so the park was relatively empty. From valley floor.

If you can arrange transportation you can hike 17 miles 27 km one way from tenaya lake up and over clouds rest and down to yosemite valley via the half dome trail. One last alternate route. Hiking to clouds rest from yosemite valley may just be the most difficult day hike in the whole park. Otherwise it s a mostly downhill return hike to sunrise trailhead.

Great backpacking trip from the valley floor. You ll climb 1 800 feet to the clouds rest summit and then descend nearly 6 000 feet to the valley floor. Gatorade and i was dry when i got to the water fountain at. The last portion when it says 3 8 miles left at the junction is the hardest and at the end the trail gets confusing and rocky requiring.

There is an old alternate trail that wanders around the east side of clouds rest avoiding the actual summit although it may be a bit washed. The trail descends more than 6 000 feet over the course of 8 miles until you reach the valley floor. The hardest thing to contend with on the clouds rest hike is the altitude yep you read that correctly. Clouds rest trail from yosemite valley is a 20 5 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near yosemite valley california that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult.