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If you have limited time, the hike to Tuolumne Falls gives you a sample of
what the Yosemite Backcountry offers.
The trailhead to the Tuolumne Falls is on Tioga Road 500 meters east of the visitor center, about 14 km west of the Tioga Pass entrance or 61 km east of the Road 120 entrance at Crane Flat (past Tenaya Lake). The distance from the (well-marked) trailhead on Tioga Rd to Glen Aulin camp (the White Cascades) is less than 8kms. The trail follows the canyon of the Tuolumne River, so it loses elevation (trailhead Elevation: 2,590 m). One can return via McGeen Lake to Tenaya Lake (Murphy Creek trailhead). This is about 11kms. From Tenaya Lake a trail coasts Tioga Rd to Tuolumne Meadows (about 14 kms). Or just arrange for a pickup at Tenaya Lake.
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