Nelson Lake Use Trail

Nelson Lake Use Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back foot trail in Yosemite National Park, California. It climbs 857 ft to a high point of 10,183 ft. Difficulty: strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.

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