Hello All,
I have a question about the Ten Lakes trail to Ten Lakes. How easy is it to follow the trail? I am an avid mountain biker (intermediate hiker) from Colorado, spending lots of time mtnbiking on remote roads/trails in the Rockies. Some friends of mine and myself are heading to Yosemite in a few weeks to car camp, hike, and do one overnight backpack trip from Ten Lakes TH to the Ten Lakes. While we are in good shape, and will be prepared with our packs, I am not sure how "easy" it is to stay on the trail heading to Ten Lakes (a google search returns results of hikes getting lost)? I will have a GPS on my phone, a pocket compass, and a map, but I am by no means an expert with these 3 tools. In Colorado, the trails generally stay a very visible singletrack. When I read abot Yosemite and look at pictures, sometimes I don't see the actual trail people are on, and many times I see people walking through large fields of granite slabs (no trail). I assume there are craines that show you the way, but I not sure sure how easy it is to follow those (if they stay in your field of view)? Should I be worried about route finding from TL TH to TLs? Or, is it pretty manageable to find our way to the Lakes? Are there any .gpx files avaliable to download to the GPS I will be using on my phone?
Any help is appreciated!