Half Dome Trail
Half Dome Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 16315186. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.
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Distance 3.2 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 1d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Half Dome Trail, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/half-dome-trail
How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial team · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:07:46.192Z
Representative point on Half Dome Trail: 37.750°, -119.522°, about 2653 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.
Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.
Official alerts
Checked 2026-09-10 against US National Park Service. No closure is in the stored alert list for this check.
Source: US National Park Service
No active NPS alerts for the park units on this route (last checked 2026-09-10).
US National Park Service is the authority — check nps.gov before you go. This desk is not the authority.
Yosemite National Park NPS alerts. Park-wide notices are labelled park-wide, never upgraded to a trail closure.
Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.
Sourced record
Verified and reported stay in separate blocks. A section with no source is left out. How we verify.
Reported
Named secondary source, including OpenStreetMap. Not a verified official figure.
Distance and elevation
The stored line is OpenStreetMap relation 16315186, 3.2 km. That is the Facts distance for this record, not a second measurement.
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), relation 16315186 · source · checked 2026-09-23
Maps
Geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, relation 16315186.
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), relation 16315186 · source · checked 2026-09-23
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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GeoJSONThis line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Catalog entry
- SAC T2
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 16315186 (ODbL). The stored line is the OSM geometry, decimated; its 2-D length is provisional and not published as walking distance.
Elevation high/low and ascent/descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at the line vertices (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional.
No special permit was researched for this trail. Permit is marked unverified — confirm locally before relying on it.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms
Permit status is unverified.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Getting there car-free
- Half Dome Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
- Half Dome Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.
Trailheads
- Half Dome Trail (start) car-free: unknown
- Half Dome Trail (end) car-free: unknown
Questions
Do I need a permit for Half Dome Trail?
Permit status is unverified for Half Dome Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is Half Dome Trail?
Half Dome Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.
How long is Half Dome Trail?
The length on this record is 3.2 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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