r/Yosemite • u/MushieLover1 • 3d ago

Easy trails with restrooms

Later this month will be my first time visiting Yosemite but I'll be 16 weeks pregnant by then. Me and husband will be staying for 6 days so we have plenty of time to see things slowly. Which trails are not too strenuous (maybe like 2 hours max both ways with not much incline) and have restrooms nearby? IYKYK. Thanks!

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u/Purple_Breakfast_872 3d ago

The trail to lower Yosemite falls is very accessible. It’s a pretty easy walk with very little incline. There are restrooms. This is not close to being a 2 hour hike though. Much shorter. Bridal Veil Falls is another easy, short one. Bathrooms in the parking lot. Again, well under 2 hours. The walk to mirror lake is also short, easy incline and there’s a bathroom at the lake. If you are ok with a bit more incline, you could take Mist Trail to the footbridge and that has a bathroom there. You’d have a great view of the falls from the footbridge. There is some incline getting to that point but nothing like climbing those stairs to the fall.

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u/MushieLover1 3d ago

That's very helpful thank you! I'll add those to my list

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u/solaerl 2d ago

Make sure to check the Current Conditions page at https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

Lower Yosemite Falls should be fine, but a number of areas are currently closed, so double check that against your plans.

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u/Perfect_Warning_5354 3d ago

NPS has a list of valley hikes by difficulty, distance and elevation gain. https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/valleyhikes.htm

The valley is flanked by cliffs, so most of the trails climb fairly quickly. I'd stick with the Bridalveil Fall Trail, Lower Yosemite Fall Trail, Cook's Meadow Loop, Mirror Lake Loop, and various parts of the Valley Loop.

The Vernal Fall Footbridge trail is another option (not the full Mist Trail to Vernal Fall). It's 2mi with 300ft of elevation.

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u/MushieLover1 3d ago

Thank you!