Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Ecological Staircase Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min
Ecological Staircase Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Caspar, CA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ecological Staircase Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min
Elevation 174–271 ft
Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.37734, -123.80216
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Ecological Staircase Trail 2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop via Ecological Staircase Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 233 ft
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