2,083 ft
Distance
1 ft
Climb
-425 ft
Descent
00:04:08
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Stairsteps Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
    Aliso Viejo, California
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (5 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Season
    all year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Global Ranking
    #4634 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #15297 in Trail Running
    • #82269 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    County of Orange

Steep and very rocky single track. Most technical section of trail is in the middle.

Access Info

Starts on west ridge and ends on the 133

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Stairsteps mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -424 ft
  • Altitude min
    386 ft
  • Altitude max
    810 ft
  • Altitude start
    810 ft
  • Altitude end
    386 ft
  • Grade
    -20.335%
  • Grade max
    -106.188%
  • Grade min
    2.637%
  • Distance climb
    39 ft
  • Distance down
    2,044 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:08
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:49
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Status:
on Mar 3, 2023
Wet
Avg: 4.45 (17 votes)
Your vote: 0

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Trail Conditions
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      Stairsteps Trail Reports

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      Mar 3, 2023 @ 9:20pm
      Mar 3, 2023
      Both top sections are muddle. It was difficult to hike
      Jan 5, 2023 @ 10:39am
      Jan 5, 2023
      Minor Water drainage issue, standing water on trail surface
      Jul 7, 2022 @ 11:13am
      Jul 7, 2022
      in good shape
      May 20, 2022 @ 5:37pm
      May 20, 2022
      Back open after fire
      May 12, 2022 @ 4:59pm
      May 12, 2022
      Closed from fire
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 107 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,753 rides
      • Last: Mar 3, 2023

      Photos

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      144 |
      Jun 23, 2020 @ 12:01pm
      Jun 23, 2020
      174 |
      Jun 23, 2020 @ 12:01pm
      Jun 23, 2020
      358 |
      Mar 5, 2017 @ 7:09pm
      Mar 5, 2017
      602 |
      Jul 17, 2011 @ 9:25pm
      Jul 17, 2011
      | 3 comments

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      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      thechrisfr (Apr 26, 2021 at 17:30)
      Great technical trail but only way to do it is to hike a bike.
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      Cedar-Dobson (Jun 24, 2020 at 9:58)
      SUPER fun technical trail that's great for mountain unicyclists.
      [Reply]





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