Miles from Valley / altitude
0.0 4003 Start of Hike – Camp Curry – our lodging
0.5 4093 Happy Isles – John Muir Trailhead.
1.5 4464 Jct, John Muir Trail with Mist Trail at the Vernal Fall Bridge.
2.1 5062 Top of Vernal Fall
2.4 5360 Silver Apron Bridge
3.1 6095 Junction of John Muir Trail with Mist Trail. Make left onto JMT.
3.7 6120 Lower Jct. on right with trail to Little Yosemite Valley Camp. Bear left at fork.
4.3 6160 Upper Jct. on right with trail to Little Yosemite Valley Camp. Bear left at fork.
5.6 7000 Junction John Muir Trail with Half Dome Trail. Make left onto Half Dome Trail.
6.3 7227 Jct. with spur on right to spring.
7.3 7900 Base of sub dome. Ranger checks permits.
7.5 8402 Base of cables.
7.7 8842 Half Dome
9.1 7227 Jct. with spur on left to spring.
9.8 7000 Junction John Muir Trail with Half Dome Trail. Make right onto John Muir Trail south.
11.1 6160 Upper Jct. on left with trail to Little Yosemite Valley Camp. Bear right at fork.
11.7 6120 Lower Jct. on left with trail to Little Yosemite Valley Camp. Bear right at fork.
Stay straight onto Mist Trail.
At junction of John Muir Trail with Mist Trail, make left on JMT and descend to fall.
12.4 5960 Top of Nevada Fall.
12.6 6000 Jct. Panorama Trail – make right.
13.7 5960 Clark Point – View – jct. with trail toward Merced River on right.
15.0 4400 Jct. John Muir Trail with Mist Trail at the Vernal Fall Bridge. Make left to stay on JMT.
16.0 4093 Yosemite Valley – Happy Isles – John Muir Trailhead.
16.5 4003 End of Hike – Curry Village.