Plan with
Confidence
Both national park and federal wilderness area regulations and restrictions apply here. A wilderness permit is required for all overnight wilderness use and MUST be in your possession while in the wilderness.
Practice Leave No Trace (LNT) backcountry skills and ethics. Camp 100 feet from fragile areas; bury human waste at least 200 feet from water, trails, and campsites.
This trail is usually covered by snow between November and June.
Path Type
Point to Point
From Tuolumne Pass, this trail makes a gradual descent of the Emeric Creek valley past the Boothe Lake Trail, the Vogelsang Cutoff, and the Emeric Lake Trail before beginning a precipitous descent along (but not near) Fletcher Creek on numerous switchbacks.
The scenery along Emeric Creek is absolutely stunning. After descending the swicthbacks, the trail crosses a stout footbridge and ends at its junction with the Vogelsang Pass Trail and the trail descending into the Merced River Valley. The Emeric Lake Trail is one way to go between the High Sierra Camps at Vogelsang Pass and Merced Lake.
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Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley via Vogelsang Camp
Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley via Vogelsang Camp
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