Artist Point Trail Map
Distance: 2 miles (3.2 km) round trip
Elevation at trailhead: 4,400 feet (1,340 meters)
Elevation Gain: 500 feet (150 meters)
The yellow line marks the first half mile of the Pohono Trail, which departs from the Tunnel View and somehow arrives at Glacier Point thirteen miles later even though nobody ever actually sees it moving. The switchbacks are not, unfortunately, the result of trail builders paid by the foot, but rather a game attempt to moderate a challenging climb - 500 feet in just over half a mile. Squiggly trail lines are never a good sign.
Still, your task will be much easier than what faces the Pohono hikers, who'll have another 2,000 feet to climb. Instead, you get to turn left onto the old stagecoach road into Yosemite Valley (the orange line on the above map) and gradually descend a couple hundred feet over just under half a mile to reach Artist Point. There will likely be several fallen trees to squeeze over, around, or possibly under, but other than that the second half of the hike isn't challenging. You won't miss the Pohono/stagecoach intersection; it's signed (you want to follow the sign pointing to the Bridalveil Fall parking area, which is a mile and a half beyond Artist Point) and - well, it's a road; you don't overlook that sort of thing.