Golden Stairs Trail
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.9 mi
Distance
2,056 ft
Gain
1h 33m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Stanislaus National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Golden Stairs Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,056 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,056 ft
- Highest point
- 3,213 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,601 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Golden Stairs Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back hike in California with 2,056 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,213 feet.
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