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Yosemite National Park Hetch Hetchy Hiking
Difficulty: Moderate 2 to 4 hours
Roundtrip: 5 mi / 8 km No
Start: O'Shaugnessy Dam.
This easy trail will take you right to the bottom of Wapama Falls (and Tueeulala Falls in spring). Watch for rattlesnakes and poison oak!
Difficulty: Moderate 8 to 10hours
Roundtrip: 13.4 mi / 21.4 km No
Start: O'Shaugnessy Dam.
This is a popular trail for overnighters but it makes for a good day hike as well. You will see Hetch Hetchy Valley from various perspectives.
Difficulty: Moderate 2 hours
Roundtrip: 3 mi / 4.8 km No
Start: Four miles from the Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station (look for the small turnout on the right), along the Hetch Hetchy Road.
This trail provides quick access to the Tuolumne River, descending 1,229 feet (735 m) to the river below O'Shaugnessy Dam.
Difficulty Roundtrip time distance Wheelchair accessible? Strenuous 6 hours
Roundtrip: 12.5 mi / 20 km No
Start: Hetch Hetchy Ranger Station.
This trail takes you through forest and meadow to Smith Peak, where you get great views of the Hetch Hetchy area.
Maine ocean islands provide the only nesting sites for Atlantic puffins in the United States. Eastern Egg Rock in the midcoast region, Seal Island and Matinicus Rock at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, and Machias Seal Island and Petit Manan Island off the downeast coast provide habitat for more than 4,000 puffins each summer.