North Dome Trail

The North Dome Trail has some of the park’s best views of Half Dome and Cloud’s Rest. In a park as spectacular as Yosemite, the top trails tend to get a lot of the traffic, so this one is likely to be less jammed on a busy day. The North Dome Trail follows an out and back route to the summit of North Dome. On the way back down, most hikers take the short but steep detour to the granite geological feature, Indian Rock Arch. This is a can’t miss! Because of the overall length and challenging steep sections, most consider this a hard hike. This is one of the hidden gem hikes popular with Strava members visiting Yosemite National Park.