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California
Valley Loop Trail
15.8 mi
Distance
856 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Yosemite National Park
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Out & back
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Valley Loop Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 15.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 856 ft
- Highest point
- 4,188 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,865 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
Valley Loop Trail is a 15.81-mile out-and-back trail in California's national park system with 856 feet of elevation gain and a maximum elevation of 4,188 feet.
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