Trails
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Tioga Peak
Tioga Peak is a nice and easy peak found near Tioga Pass just east of the Yosemite boundary.
Tioga Peak is a nice and easy peak found near Tioga Pass just east of the Yosemite boundary.
Moderate
2.9 mi/
4.7 km
4.7 km
Twenty Lakes Loop
A day hike around beautiful lakes in the eastern sierra, just outside the east entrance to Yosemite on Tioga pass.
A day hike around beautiful lakes in the eastern sierra, just outside the east entrance to Yosemite on Tioga pass.
Moderate
8.1 mi/
13.0 km
13.0 km
Mount Conness
A classic Yosemite peak, highest in the Sierra north of Highway 120 and holding the second largest glacier in Yosemite.
A classic Yosemite peak, highest in the Sierra north of Highway 120 and holding the second largest glacier in Yosemite.
Difficult
9.0 mi/
14.5 km
14.5 km
Guides
A day hike around beautiful lakes in the eastern sierra, just outside the east entrance to Yosemite on Tioga pass.
A classic Yosemite peak, highest in the Sierra north of Highway 120 and holding the second largest glacier in Yosemite.
Tioga Peak is a nice and easy peak found near Tioga Pass just east of the Yosemite boundary.
Community Trips
Our original plans for the weekend were for a mellow family backpack with the girls but when the girls started to bail we changed plans and headed out to the Eastern Sierra. After leaving San Jose at 6am we arrived in Bridgeport at 12pm to pick up our wilderness permits at the ranger station. Unfortunately(or maybe serendipitously) our first choice of the Green Creek trailhead had filled up with 40 people by 8am...
In case you are in the Sonora Pass area and want to do an easy loop hike past a meadow, through a forest, while going by a lake or two, then this hike may be just what you are looking for. The trail from Leavitt Meadows to Roosevelt Lake is gentle and shaded once you leave the meadow and enter the forested area. From Roosevelt Lake, Secret Lake is a...
It was supposed to be a day trip to see the water falls in Yosemite valley. Starting from beautiful sunny skies it thundered and poured buckets (sorry no valley pictures here!). We abandoned taking the Mist trail to Vernal falls and headed north to Tuolumne... with time against us, considering this was just a day trip, we chose Saddlebag, hoping to hike along the lake.May 28th - the road to Saddlebag campground...
This is a semi loop hike, with diversions to side trails, in 20 Lakes Basin just outside the Tioga Pass entrance station to Yosemite. I will do a full write up on my blog soon.http://randyswaypoints.blogspot.com/2012/09/20-lakes-basin-inyo-national-forest.html
Our annual backpacking to the Sierra foothills. Started at the Leavitt Meadows trailhead. Stayed at Fremont Lake for a couple and hike back out to stay at Lane/Roosevelt Lakes.
Day hike from Saddlebag campsite to ridge just below Conness Glacier.
Location:
Tioga Pass Duration: 5-6 hours, 12 miles Elevation
Change: ~3000
Climb of Mount Conness. Approach via class 2 pass between Conness and White. Descent via convoluted east ridge route.PhotosTrip report
