Hiking in California

Want to go hiking in California to explore more of this corner of United States of America? In this guide, we’ve reviewed our full collection of hikes and walking routes in California to bring you the top 20 hiking routes in the region. To see which of our walks in California is the right one for you, browse real tips and photos uploaded by other hikers—and see what they had to say about each walk. Just click on the hike to see all of the details, and find the perfect route for your next hike.

Vernal Fall – Nevada Falls Loop from Yosemite Valley	Difficult	05:04 7.95 mi
Sentinel Dome – Taft Point Loop from Half Dome Village	Intermediate	03:47 7.56 mi
Tuolumne Cove – Tunnel Tree Loop from Tuolumne Grove parking and trailhead	Easy	01:19 2.77 mi
Yosemite Falls Trail – Columbia rock Loop from Yosemite Village	Difficult	04:35 6.53 mi
Locomotion Rock – Josuabaum (engl. Joshua Tree) Loop from Hidden Valley Trail	Easy	00:32 1.20 mi
Yosemite Four Mile Trail – Half Dome View Loop from Yosemite Village	Difficult	05:49 9.68 mi
General Sherman Tree Loop from Sequoia Shuttle	Easy	01:24 3.09 mi
Mirror Lake – Upper Yosemite fall view Loop from Half Dome Village	Intermediate	02:42 6.33 mi
Runyon Park, W Hollywood 🎬 CA Loop from Hollywood	Easy	01:59 3.88 mi
Point Lobos \| Sea Lion Cove – Point Lobos \| Sand Hill Loop from Cabrillo Highway	Intermediate	02:07 5.01 mi
Sheep Rock – Bighorn Loop from Start	Easy	00:35 1.36 mi
Mount Baldy Summit – Skyhut trail begins Loop from Mount Baldy Road	Difficult	07:05 10.1 mi
View from the end of the trail – Vernal Fall Loop from Start	Intermediate	03:04 4.41 mi
Lost Horse Mine Loop from Lost Horse Mine Road	Intermediate	02:57 6.59 mi
Lower Yosemite Falls – Lower Yosemite Falls Trail Loop from Start	Easy	00:44 1.76 mi
Muir Woods – Hillside Trail 🌲 Loop from Muir Woods National Monument Visitor Center	Intermediate	02:01 3.98 mi
Granite Lake – Eagles Lake Loop from Start	Intermediate	03:45 6.66 mi
Lower Yosemite Falls Trail – Lower Yosemite Falls Loop from Start	Intermediate	03:21 7.98 mi
Manly Beacon – Badlands Loop Loop from Furnace Creek	Intermediate	02:23 5.03 mi
Tenaya Lake 🌲 Yosemite – Olmsted Point 🗻 Yosemite Loop from Tioga Pass Road	Easy	01:25 3.33 mi

The 20 best hikes in California

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Vernal Fall – Nevada Falls Loop from Yosemite Valley

Difficult

05:04

7.95 mi

1.6 mph

2,125 ft

Expert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Hiking in California

The 20 best hikes in California

Vernal Fall – Nevada Falls Loop from Yosemite Valley

Sentinel Dome – Taft Point Loop from Half Dome Village

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Tuolumne Cove – Tunnel Tree Loop from Tuolumne Grove parking and trailhead

Yosemite Falls Trail – Columbia rock Loop from Yosemite Village

Locomotion Rock – Josuabaum (engl. Joshua Tree) Loop from Hidden Valley Trail

Yosemite Four Mile Trail – Half Dome View Loop from Yosemite Village

General Sherman Tree Loop from Sequoia Shuttle

Mirror Lake – Upper Yosemite fall view Loop from Half Dome Village

Runyon Park, W Hollywood 🎬 CA Loop from Hollywood

Point Lobos | Sea Lion Cove – Point Lobos | Sand Hill Loop from Cabrillo Highway

Sheep Rock – Bighorn Loop from Start

Mount Baldy Summit – Skyhut trail begins Loop from Mount Baldy Road

View from the end of the trail – Vernal Fall Loop from Start

Lost Horse Mine Loop from Lost Horse Mine Road

Lower Yosemite Falls – Lower Yosemite Falls Trail Loop from Start

Muir Woods – Hillside Trail 🌲 Loop from Muir Woods National Monument Visitor Center

Granite Lake – Eagles Lake Loop from Start

Lower Yosemite Falls Trail – Lower Yosemite Falls Loop from Start

Manly Beacon – Badlands Loop Loop from Furnace Creek

Tenaya Lake 🌲 Yosemite – Olmsted Point 🗻 Yosemite Loop from Tioga Pass Road

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