Koko Crater Stairs
Koko Crater Stairs
Koko Crater Trail is sometimes called Koko Head Stairs since the trail resembles a staircase made up a series of steps.
This is not an ordinary staircase nor are these your typical steps.
Remnants of an railroad track, Koko Crater Tramway, the steps are wooden railroad ties. For the uninitiated, a railroad tie is the rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks, and are usually perpendicular to the rails.
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Koko Head Stairs
The original railroad track was used by the military during World War II to take supplies and troopers to a military outpost at the summit, a lookout post.
These abandoned steps are of irregular height and spacing, and unlike your evenly spaces stairs in a typical staircase, some are a few inches high, while others will seem like you’re scaling a small wall.
The trail starts with a gradual incline and quickly become a straight-up climb.
Be careful on the Koko Crater Trail steps, some are old and weathered, and there are no handrails.
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How Many Steps on the Koko Crater Trail?
Koko Crater Trail has 1048 steps, if you must count! Together they result in an impressive 1,200 feet elevation gain, a steep climb up a relentless incline!