Mountain Bike

2 miles

Distance

2,033 ft

Climb

-92 ft

Descent

02:06:39

Avg time

Mist Trail Details

Activities
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Yosemite National Park
Yosemite, California
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Local Popularity
100 in Hiking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running

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Mist Trail is a 2 mile black diamond singletrack trail located near Yosemite California. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating. On average it takes 2 hours6 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Me-Wuk (Southern Sierra Miwok)

More Stats for Mist Trail hike trail trail

Altitude change

1,941 ft
Altitude min

4,033 ft
Altitude max

5,974 ft
Altitude start

4,033 ft
Altitude end

5,974 ft
Grade

15.2%
Grade max

-38.3%
Grade min

89.9%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

1,083 ft
Distance flat

197 ft
Avg time

02:06:39
Avg reverse time

01:30:09
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Status:

on Nov 1, 2020

Dry

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

Past Week

2 rides
7 miles avg distance

6 Months

34 rides
11 miles avg distance

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Upper Pines - Half Dome - One Way - Up		7 miles

1 Review & Comments

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bkxc (Aug 26, 2020 at 8:29)

An all time classic. Everyone should do this hike at least once. Begins with an extremely easy paved path that climbs steep enough to get most folks winded. You will pass all kinds of characters on your way to the first bridge. After the footbridge and water station the path is paved a little while longer and then turns into granite stair steps. The views of Vernal Fall are fantastic. The stairs can be wet and treacherous. Usually a bit crowded as well as people start to lose steam and freak out about how steep the climb is.

As of 2020 the park has made a new rule where you cannot descend on the Mist Trail from 9 am to 4 pm. You must go back down to the valley via John Muir Trail.

I started my hike later in the day so I could descend the Mist Trail, not a fan of the John Muir Trail at all.

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Yosemite National Park

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status	date	description
	Nov 1, 2020 @ 9:46am Nov 1, 2020
	Sep 1, 2020 @ 5:06am Sep 1, 2020

Mist Trail