National Park Service

source · source-nps-yosemite-valley-hiking-map-2025

Original source: National Park Service

Claims and evidence

Published route profile

Objective entity ids
  • waterfall-bridalveil-fall
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-bridalveil-fall
Published time
20 minutes
Round trip miles
0.5
Surface
paved
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Elevation gain ft
3200
Objective entity ids
  • place-glacier-point
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-four-mile-yosemite-valley
Published time
6 to 8 hours
Round trip miles
9.6
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Objective entity ids
  • waterfall-lower-yosemite-fall
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-lower-yosemite-fall
Published time
30 minutes
Round trip miles
1.1
Route form
loop
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Full loop miles
5.0
Lake round trip miles
2.0
Objective entity ids
  • waterbody-mirror-lake-yosemite
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-mirror-lake
Seasonal note
lake may be dry in summer and fall
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Alternate current nps miles
7.4
Distance conflict preserved
Yes
Elevation gain ft
2700
Objective entity ids
  • waterfall-upper-yosemite-fall
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-yosemite-falls
Round trip miles
7.2
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Mist and jmt variants
Yes
Nevada fall round trip miles via mist trail
5.4
Objective entity ids
  • waterfall-vernal-fall
  • waterfall-nevada-fall
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-happy-isles
Vernal fall round trip miles
2.4
Vernal footbridge round trip miles
1.6
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Full loop miles
13.0
Half loop crossing
El Capitan Bridge
Half loop miles
6.5
Objective entity ids
  • waterfall-bridalveil-fall
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-lower-yosemite-fall
Published time full
5 to 7 hours
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Official nps place identity

Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (1)

The official Yosemite Valley Hiking Map publishes day-hike starting points, distances, estimated times, elevation gains, seasonal cautions, and route variants for Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, Valley Loop, Mirror Lake, Four Mile Trail, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Half Dome.

Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published record history

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