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Yosemite National Park/California

Upper Young Lake Trail

0.7 mi

Distance

331 ft

Elev. Gain

23m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Upper Young Lake Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:3,013 ft
Max:3,118 ft
Gain:105 ft
Loss:0 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,013 ft and 3,118 ft across 0.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,013 ft3,048 ft3,083 ft3,118 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.3 mi0.5 mi0.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,013 ft
End0.7 mi3,118 ft

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Virginia Lakes, CA · about 8 mi away
County:
Tuolumne County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Yosemite National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:209-372-0200
  • Address:9039 Village Drive · Yosemite, CA · 95389
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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