None of the reviews online mention the current conditions, so please read this. But this was definitely a great way to start my visit and being my first hike I’ve done in Yosemite! It was a beast! Happy to say I conquered this one! Would I do it again? Probably not as there are many other hikes I would like to try when I come back to Yosemite. Apple, clementines, a meal bar, gum, sunscreen, lip moisturizer (helps when you’re thirsty), money as the have a shop you can buy snacks at the top but I was good with what I brought, a hand towel- I put this on my shoulders and held it with my backpack draped on my shoulders, helped out sooo much since it was all sun on the way down. What I brought…drank about 2.5 liters of water, I add lemon slices to my water for vitamins, BCAA’s. My body wasn’t sore the next day but 2 days later…ouch… after ending up also doing 2 hikes the next day after this one. Didn’t get to see Yosemite falls as there were none but you do get amazing views. It was also all shade on the way up and all sun on the way down. I definitely told them to go another day when it’s early morning as it was all sun when they were starting and hot! When I started it was 68-70 degrees, when I finished it was 95 degrees. I saw some people struggling half mile into the hike when I was coming down. The way down, you would think would be a lot quicker but I took my time as it’s very steep and there’s loose gravel and you can definitely slip. The way up is definitely all glutes, hamstrings and calves. Made it up in 2hrs 35 minutes, very happy with my time! I’m 44 and I work out 5-6 days a week, mainly strength training. They have a filling station for water that was working thankfully. I stayed up here to have snacks and enjoy the views. Be prepared to see quite a few people at the top as there are tour buses that drive people to the top of glacier point. The views are magnificent and you get a great view of half dome. When I thought about going back, my body just turned around with determination and continued onward, so glad I did!! It was very rewarding when I reached the top. I also am afraid of heights with certain things so there were definitely some points where I was as close to the rocks as I could be. I only saw 4 people while I was going up. Halfway up I got a bit freaked out doing a solo hike as i thought I would see more hikers than I actually did. This is also more closer to a 5 mile hike and that’s one way all the way up so coming down you would be doing close to 10 miles in total. This is a steep steady incline of a hike with constant switchbacks all the way up. You will see the sign ‘four miles trail’ from the road. I arrived at 8am on Saturday morning and found plenty of parking along the road. This was a strenuous and rewarding hike! This was my first hike while visiting Yosemite for the first time!! I love morning hikes as there is less traffic and you really get to enjoy the peaceful sounds of nature. Overall a fantastic experience surrounded by jawdropping scenery! We descended in 1hr 31mins stopping off at another viewpoint a third of the way down. We could have spent hours there but decided to decend back down. The view from the top is worth the time and effort and a lovely place to sit, eat a picnic lunch and relax. We managed to reach the summit at Glacier point in 1 hour 38mins - which we were ecstatic about after being told 2.5-3.5 hours is the usual time taken to go up. You can see both Yosemite falls, El Capitan and Half dome as you make your way up plus the Reverse Tunnel view. The climb up is tough but views are absolutely breathtaking. There were very few people on this hike so felt like we had the place to ourselves.The road tourists previously used to get straight to the viewpoint at Glacier Point had been closed for resurfacing, which luckily meant very few tourists. We carried 1.5L of water each plus some energy bars. The weather was favourable, cloudy and mild which really helped. We started at 10.20am, later than we had hoped because the YARTS shuttle bus was very late and took a long time to get to the village. While it's says '4 miles' it is actually closer to 5 miles to get to the summit at Glacier Point, an elevation climb of 3,200 feet.There are other connecting hikes you can do to further extend this, which we didn't have timefor. We only spent 1 day in Yosemite Park and this was our first hike.
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