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  2. Four Mile Trail - Wikipedia

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    Four Mile Trail is a moderate to strenuous trail leading from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point. The trail begins at the valley floor west of the Swinging Bridge recreation area, and climbs the south side 4.8 miles (7.7 km) up to Glacier Point, an elevation change of 3,200 feet (1,000 m).

  3. Yosemite Valley Chapel - Wikipedia

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    It was built by Geddes' son-in-law, Samuel Thompson of San Francisco, for the California State Sunday School Association, at a cost of between three or four thousand dollars. The chapel was originally built in the "Lower Village" as called then, its site at the present day trailhead of the Four Mile Trail.

  4. Glacier Point - Wikipedia

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    Glacier Point can also be reached via the Four Mile Trail, which ascends the 3,200 feet (980 m) in 4.6 miles (7.4 km). This moderate to strenuous trail can provide access to Glacier Point when the Glacier Point Road is closed. Note, however, that the trail can be extremely hazardous when covered with snow or ice, so it is usually closed by the ...

  5. Marathon Runner in Hawaii Heroically Rescues Dog From 1,000 ...

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    He told The Post that he knew he'd have to carry her down the steepest parts of the four-mile trail. He estimated she weighed about 45 pounds. “She was quivering and scared, and I could feel her ...

  6. Yosemite Firefall - Wikipedia

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    In 1871, before Yosemite became a National Park, an Irish immigrant named James McCauley hired John Conway to build the Four Mile Trail from Yosemite Valley, where McCauley lived, to Glacier Point. When the trail was completed, McCauley built a small hotel called the Glacier Point Mountain House.

  7. Charred by fire, these grand California redwoods rise again ...

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    Hikers looking for a longer route, Fourt said, can take a four-mile scenic loop that includes portions of the Skyline-to-Sea Trail, Meteor Trail and Middle Ridge Road, returning by the Dool Trail.

  8. Yosemite Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Mist Trail, as seen from the top of Vernal Falls. Several trails lead out of the Valley, including The John Muir Trail – running 211 miles (340 km) to Mount Whitney [9] The Mist Trail – with views of Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall; The Four Mile Trail – leading to Glacier Point. The Yosemite Falls Trail – to the top of Yosemite Falls

  9. Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    The recreation area includes camping facilities and a 4.8-mile (7.7 km) trail. It also offers clear views of Pearl Harbor. [1] The high point of Puu Uau is about halfway down the trail, where native ohia lehua and koa trees may be viewed. [2] The remains of a military plane that crashed in 1944 can also be seen along the trail.