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Tenaya Lake – Tuolumne Meadow loop from Yosemite Creek Parking

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Road cycling routes
United States
California
Mariposa County

Tenaya Lake – Tuolumne Meadow loop from Yosemite Creek Parking

Hard

4.6

(2094)

12,609

riders

Tenaya Lake – Tuolumne Meadow loop from Yosemite Creek Parking

05:06

97.9km

1,630m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.3 km for 140 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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15 m

Yosemite Creek Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can strengthen under trees protected on benches and tables and let the soul. A really quiet place. You can also walk to Yosemite Creek, which feeds the well-known …

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2

15.3 km

Olmsted Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Olmsted Point is a famous viewpoint of the north side of Half Dome, Tenaya Canyon, and Tenaya Lake to the east from Tioga Pass off State Highway 120 in Mariposa …

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15.7 km

View on Tenaya Lake

Viewpoint

4

18.0 km

Tenaya Lake

Highlight • Lake

Nestled between giant granite domes and the clear skies of the Sierra Nevada, Tenaya Lake is the largest lake in Yosemite's frontcountry. Due to its remarkable scenic qualities, inviting blue …

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5

19.2 km

Tenaya Lake Beach

Highlight • Beach

Tenaya Lake one of the easiest accessible and most beautiful alpine lakes in Yosemite National Park, Located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows there are very short trails from the …

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6

32.2 km

Tuolumne Meadow

Highlight • Natural

Alpine meadow landscape with rare plants (like pincushion beard thread).

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7

44.7 km

Right from the start the Glacier Canyon Trail offers amazing vistas. The trailhead offers an elevated view across Tioga Lake with the backdrop of mountains, most prominently Mt Dana, mirrored …

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8

49.3 km

From Lee Vining Creek Canyon Overlook the deep canyon can be appreciated, and the precarious section of Tioga Pass Road clinging to the rockslide on the side of the canyon …

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9

52.7 km

Tioga Lake North overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

It's worth circling the lake to see the amazing panorama from this side, looking south.

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54.9 km

Tioga Pass

Mountain Pass

B

97.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

97.1 km

385 m

357 m

140 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

91.8 km

5.33 km

475 m

385 m

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Thursday 12 November

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