Virginia Canyon

Backpackers hiking over Clouds Rest in Yosemite National Park.

Two Great Backpacking Trips in Wildest Yosemite

Ready to explore the remotest and most spectacular backcountry in Yosemite? These two hikes of 74 miles and nearly 87 miles wander through the biggest, loneliest, and most remote chunks of wilderness on the Yosemite map, south and north of Tuolumne Meadows.

A backpacker in the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park.

The Best Remote and Uncrowded Backpacking Trip in Yosemite

When you’re ready to explore as deeply into the Yosemite backcountry as one can go, this nearly 87-mile hike is the adventure for you. It meanders through the biggest, loneliest, and most remote chunk of wilderness on the Yosemite map: the vast realm of deep canyons north of Tuolumne Meadows.