Big Oak Flat Trailhead to Yosemite Valley
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:15 am
Hello everyone, new member here.
I'm a 47 year old hiker from England, I'm staying in Yosemite Village for two nights in mid-July.
I missed out on a Half Dome permit in the April lottery so am looking at alternative hikes in case I am not lucky with the late release day permits.
I have plotted a route from the trailhead at Big Oak Flat Road back to Yosemite Valley via El Capitan using viewranger. The stats of
this walk are: 16.6 miles with ~6300 feet of ascent.
Some information:
I routinely hike these kind of distances and ascents in the Lake District here at home but am not used to hiking in heat much beyond the mid 70s.
My partner can drop me at the trail head early in the morning - 6am or thereabouts - so I hope I can get much of the ascent under my belt before it gets too hot.
I will be carrying a 3l hydration bladder and a water filter - it appears there are places on this hike where I will cross water sources - so don't consider running out a possibility/problem.
So to my questions:
Does this sound like a sensible/feasible undertaking? What is the trail like? Rough?
Bears! We don't have these in England. Will I be endangering myself if I have sandwiches and chocolate in my pack?
Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm a 47 year old hiker from England, I'm staying in Yosemite Village for two nights in mid-July.
I missed out on a Half Dome permit in the April lottery so am looking at alternative hikes in case I am not lucky with the late release day permits.
I have plotted a route from the trailhead at Big Oak Flat Road back to Yosemite Valley via El Capitan using viewranger. The stats of
this walk are: 16.6 miles with ~6300 feet of ascent.
Some information:
I routinely hike these kind of distances and ascents in the Lake District here at home but am not used to hiking in heat much beyond the mid 70s.
My partner can drop me at the trail head early in the morning - 6am or thereabouts - so I hope I can get much of the ascent under my belt before it gets too hot.
I will be carrying a 3l hydration bladder and a water filter - it appears there are places on this hike where I will cross water sources - so don't consider running out a possibility/problem.
So to my questions:
Does this sound like a sensible/feasible undertaking? What is the trail like? Rough?
Bears! We don't have these in England. Will I be endangering myself if I have sandwiches and chocolate in my pack?
Thanks in advance for any help.