Top Trail Running Routes
near Independence, California
Independence, California
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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
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
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
Rae Lakes Loop
40.4 mi 65.0 km • 7,007' Up 2135.69 m Up • 7,007' Down 2135.68 m Down
Badwater Basin Crossing
6.5 mi 10.4 km • 25' Up 7.58 m Up • 12' Down 3.63 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
Mount Dana Trail
5.1 mi 8.3 km • 2,974' Up 906.46 m Up • 2,974' Down 906.43 m Down
Alta Peak from Wolverton
14.1 mi 22.6 km • 3,939' Up 1200.65 m Up • 3,938' Down 1200.31 m Down
Deer Lakes Loop
13.3 mi 21.5 km • 2,857' Up 870.75 m Up • 2,878' Down 877.15 m Down
Mineral King Loop
25.6 mi 41.3 km • 9,101' Up 2773.89 m Up • 9,091' Down 2771.03 m Down
High Sierra Trail
66.5 mi 107.0 km • 15,521' Up 4730.66 m Up • 13,863' Down 4225.31 m Down
North Lake to South Lake
55.3 mi 89.1 km • 9,655' Up 2942.92 m Up • 9,199' Down 2803.88 m Down
Glacier Lodge to Palisade Glacier
17.3 mi 27.8 km • 4,674' Up 1424.58 m Up • 4,674' Down 1424.49 m Down
Mosaic Canyon Trail
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 969' Up 295.33 m Up • 969' Down 295.2 m Down
John Muir Trail (JMT)
213.2 mi 343.2 km • 45,167' Up 13766.9 m Up • 34,723' Down 10583.7 m Down
Giant Forest Loop Trail
7.5 mi 12.0 km • 972' Up 296.24 m Up • 952' Down 290.23 m Down


