Thanks for that corrective. Maybe I should edit my description. I find it an "easy" walk compared to the Falls, Mist and Snow Creek Trails, and similar to the John Muir Trail to the top of Nevada Falls. So by the standards of the trails that take you up to the rim it is your easiest option, but by the standards of other places (even within the park) it's still involves a lot of vertical.
Also, I agree that coming down is tough. In any exercise, concentric contraction (as when you're catching yourself on the downhills) usually causes more soreness than eccentric contraction (as when you are lifting a weight). So it's usually the downhills that cause soreness and I'm of the school that would prefer to hike up and ride down, but in talking to people, most tell me they find going up worse.
Dave has one other good warning. Decomposed granite is the normal surface on Yosemite trails with a couple of exceptions and that can eat your feet, usually from pebbles getting in your shoes. If you get some lightweight gaiters like the Dirty Girl Gaiters (don't be put off by that website; my wife's order arrived promptly), you can keep the annoyance down.
One can lose perspective
Dave,
Thanks for that corrective. Maybe I should edit my description. I find it an "easy" walk compared to the Falls, Mist and Snow Creek Trails, and similar to the John Muir Trail to the top of Nevada Falls. So by the standards of the trails that take you up to the rim it is your easiest option, but by the standards of other places (even within the park) it's still involves a lot of vertical.
Also, I agree that coming down is tough. In any exercise, concentric contraction (as when you're catching yourself on the downhills) usually causes more soreness than eccentric contraction (as when you are lifting a weight). So it's usually the downhills that cause soreness and I'm of the school that would prefer to hike up and ride down, but in talking to people, most tell me they find going up worse.
Dave has one other good warning. Decomposed granite is the normal surface on Yosemite trails with a couple of exceptions and that can eat your feet, usually from pebbles getting in your shoes. If you get some lightweight gaiters like the Dirty Girl Gaiters (don't be put off by that website; my wife's order arrived promptly), you can keep the annoyance down.
Have fun!