What makes The Mist Trail so unique is not its sights – Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall – but how you get there. To get to the top of both falls, hikers must climb a 600-step granite staircase ...

Read more: Unsettling Reasons You May Want To Avoid Taking A Cruise Yosemite National Park's Mist Trail traverses a total of 6.4 miles. It reaches to the top of Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall.

which primarily includes the eponymous Mist Trail. The trail ascends stone steps alongside Vernal and Nevada Falls and gains more than 2,000 feet of elevation in just 3.2 miles. It’s the park ...

To hike to Nevada Fall, you will pass Vernal Fall. The 5.4-mile hike includes a 2,000-foot elevation gain with 600 steps along the Mist Trail and one of the most popular hikes in Yosemite.