Lower Cathedral Lake Trail
Lower Cathedral Lake Trail is a 1.18-mile out-and-back foot trail in Yosemite National Park, California. It climbs 171 ft to a high point of 9,493 ft. Difficulty: easy, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 0.59 mione way
- 1.18 miround trip
- 171 ftelevation gain
- 9,493 fthigh point
- Easydifficulty
From the National Park Service
Vogelsang to Cathedral
33.3 miles (53.6 m) loop
Read the official NPS description
The Park Service lists a longer route that uses this trail: Vogelsang to Cathedral, 33.3 mi loop. The mapped line of this trail by itself is 1.18 mi.
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