McCabe Lakes Trail

McCabe Lakes Trail is a 29.6-mile out-and-back foot trail in Yosemite National Park, California. It climbs 1,950 ft to a high point of 9,835 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 4.28 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone. The figure is for the Park Service's “McCabe Lakes” hike, which uses this trail.

14.8 mione way
29.6 miround trip
4.28 mimapped segment only
1,950 ftelevation gain
9,835 fthigh point
Very strenuousdifficulty

From the National Park Service

McCabe Lakes
29.6 miles (47.6 km) round trip
Read the official NPS description

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