I love hiking to Sierra Point so much! I read about it in an old book. My RUclips profile picture with me in a yellow shirt was taken at Sierra Point almost 30 years ago.
Start about 75 ft to the "left" (down-trail) of the "Rock Piles" sign. Initially, there is no trail, but soonish you come across the scruffy remnants of the vertical trail. Go up 800 ft following the scruffy trail - which has a lot of original steps still present. The go across on the very good (original) trail. you will emerge immediately above the lookout. Take a small walk down to the lookout. Tis hike is best when the waterfall are in a higher flow state.
75ft?! Sounds like you went fully around the boulder field entirely, and met up with the trail much later than you had to. You CAN do that, (as you can do many things in the lower section and it's a spiderweb of use trails), but that's hardly the correct/original route. There's evidence of the original trail improvements just behind the big boulders. Plus, big boulders are fun.
@@dmerth I don't remember off the top of my head but it's around 1500ft and 1.5mi. That doesn't really capture the challenge however so it'll depend heavily how confident you are route-finding and essentially off-trail.
@@csn583 Thanks! We accomplished this about three weeks ago. Super awesome viewpoint. Route-finding was absolutely essential. I used pics of the viarious areas found online on the way up and it helped a lot.
Wow, This place is really nice, It's the most beautiful place there is and I love this place. This place is amazing because There are big mountains and There are so many forests. There are so many trees in this place and Trees are these wonderful things that grow outside, They make our planet beautiful. I enjoyed your video and I'd like to go there someday. Greetings from Lima, Peru. 🇵🇪🦙🇺🇸🗽🏞️🙂👍
I searched for this trail after watching your Glacier Point 1 mile trail video, just wondering if you covered it.. very nice to run across this! I hiked this trail with a couple family members around 1979 or thereabouts, and if I recall it was abandoned even then. I remember a couple of narrow/sketchy sections (from my perspective, anyway) as well as a rattlesnake encounter, but overall it was a really beautiful and memorable experience. Curious.. did they stop maintaining it due to rockfalls, or was it simply considered too dangerous for casual tourists?
Mostly the rockfalls and the likelihood that future ones would continue to wipe it out. When I went last year it seemed there had been some guerilla maintenance done by visitors to improve footing in one of the opem steep sections.
So the trail isn’t hard to find at all, not much route finding just rock pile faint make shift trail rock wall the trail become obvious.. be great if they would restore never been up there but looks like an epic vantage point .. when I go in a month to Yosemite might have to find my way .. about how many miles one way to the point ? Thanks
Beautifully illustrated guide to a legendary spot!
Thanks Ethan it was nice meeting you.
I was able to find this route a few days ago, based on your video. Thanks! 😁 Tough going being in Yosemite through the heatwave...but always worth it!
Glad I could help!
Unlike the Ledge Trail video which I will never, ever do even if you pay me, I did do this one and I remember all of it. Thanks.
I love hiking to Sierra Point so much! I read about it in an old book. My RUclips profile picture with me in a yellow shirt was taken at Sierra Point almost 30 years ago.
It’s a real gem
Especially early in the morning
Start about 75 ft to the "left" (down-trail) of the "Rock Piles" sign. Initially, there is no trail, but soonish you come across the scruffy remnants of the vertical trail. Go up 800 ft following the scruffy trail - which has a lot of original steps still present. The go across on the very good (original) trail. you will emerge immediately above the lookout. Take a small walk down to the lookout. Tis hike is best when the waterfall are in a higher flow state.
Wondering the elevation gain and the time to hike out and back?
75ft?! Sounds like you went fully around the boulder field entirely, and met up with the trail much later than you had to. You CAN do that, (as you can do many things in the lower section and it's a spiderweb of use trails), but that's hardly the correct/original route. There's evidence of the original trail improvements just behind the big boulders. Plus, big boulders are fun.
@@dmerth I don't remember off the top of my head but it's around 1500ft and 1.5mi. That doesn't really capture the challenge however so it'll depend heavily how confident you are route-finding and essentially off-trail.
@@csn583 Thanks! We accomplished this about three weeks ago. Super awesome viewpoint. Route-finding was absolutely essential. I used pics of the viarious areas found online on the way up and it helped a lot.
Wow, This place is really nice, It's the most beautiful place there is and I love this place. This place is amazing because There are big mountains and There are so many forests. There are so many trees in this place and Trees are these wonderful things that grow outside, They make our planet beautiful. I enjoyed your video and I'd like to go there someday. Greetings from Lima, Peru. 🇵🇪🦙🇺🇸🗽🏞️🙂👍
I hope you get a chance to see it one day
Beautiful, one day I will go there
Thank you 🙏🏾
You are so welcome
Best one so far for Sierra point navigation.
Thanks 🙏. I’m planning on doing an even better one next spring
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I searched for this trail after watching your Glacier Point 1 mile trail video, just wondering if you covered it.. very nice to run across this! I hiked this trail with a couple family members around 1979 or thereabouts, and if I recall it was abandoned even then. I remember a couple of narrow/sketchy sections (from my perspective, anyway) as well as a rattlesnake encounter, but overall it was a really beautiful and memorable experience. Curious.. did they stop maintaining it due to rockfalls, or was it simply considered too dangerous for casual tourists?
Mostly the rockfalls and the likelihood that future ones would continue to wipe it out. When I went last year it seemed there had been some guerilla maintenance done by visitors to improve footing in one of the opem steep sections.
Very beautiful
Was this recent?
This was last Tuesday 😊
@@yosemite-tv wow 🤩 thanks for sharing 💜♥️
So the trail isn’t hard to find at all, not much route finding just rock pile faint make shift trail rock wall the trail become obvious.. be great if they would restore never been up there but looks like an epic vantage point .. when I go in a month to Yosemite might have to find my way .. about how many miles one way to the point ? Thanks
Nice video. The fake AI thumbnail is really not needed. I suggest you not use those.
Cool!