What makes The Mist Trail so unique is not its sights – Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall – but how you get there. To get to the top of both falls, hikers must climb a 600-step granite staircase ...

which primarily includes the eponymous Mist Trail. The trail ascends stone steps alongside Vernal and Nevada Falls and gains more than 2,000 feet of elevation in just 3.2 miles. It’s the park ...

On this hike, the challenge begins immediately with a steep ascent up the Mist Trail, which serves as ... The hike then continues to the top of Nevada Fall, followed by a long, flat section ...