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Golden Stairway Trail

Hard · Out-and-back · 12.6 mi round trip · 885 ft gain · 5 h 30 min–7 h 30 min

Parking: not reported today

A full day with sustained climbing; bring plenty of water. Mountain bikes allowed.

6.3 mi one way · high point 6,861 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks

4,2005,5006,900 0 mi 6.27 mi

Elevation from USGS; 4,159–6,861 ft. Open the map.

No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here

What you need

Mountain bikes allowed dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet

Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.

In Colville National Forest (Newport-Sullivan Lake, Three Rivers, Republic and Tonasket ranger districts). Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.

Getting there

Starts at Golden Stairway Trailhead · Okanogan · 2 other trails start here

Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.52766, -119.94457

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Weather and road conditions

Full forecast (NWS)

Daylight: Sunrise 7:06 am · sunset 6:29 pm

Air: Good (AQI 3, PM2.5 0.6 µg/m³) at the Winthrop-Chewuch Rd monitor, 19 km away AirNow

Wildfire: Sinlahekin fire, 27 km away, 166,007 acres, 99% contained InciWeb

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Snow: 0″ snow at Muckamuck (4,470 ft, 8.6 km away) station

No reports in the last 3 days.

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