Moro Rock Trail
Nearly four hundred steps thread ledges and railings to a narrow summit with views across Giant Forest, foothills, and high Sierra ridges.
Artwork inspired by Rex Brandt
Nearly four hundred steps thread ledges and railings to a narrow summit with views across Giant Forest, foothills, and high Sierra ridges. The route is short in distance but serious in exposure and elevation. Useful scale comes from three specifics: steps, About 350; elevation, 6,725 feet; and distance, 0.5 mile round trip.
Climb at a steady pace, yield on narrow stairs, and turn around before the summit if lightning, ice, vertigo, or crowding changes the risk. The access road and shuttle are seasonal, stairs ice over, thunderstorms are dangerous, and children require close control at railings.
- Steps
- About 350
- Elevation
- 6,725 feet
- Distance
- 0.5 mile round trip
Quick guide
- Establish scale
- Climb at a steady pace, yield on narrow stairs, and turn around before the summit if lightning, ice, vertigo, or crowding changes the risk.
- Slow down for
- Compare granite staircase with Great Western Divide, then use Giant Forest view to test what the site is trying to communicate.
Know before you go
- Establish scale
- Climb at a steady pace, yield on narrow stairs, and turn around before the summit if lightning, ice, vertigo, or crowding changes the risk.
- Slow down for
- Compare granite staircase with Great Western Divide, then test that reading against Giant Forest view.
- Place in context
- Steps: About 350; Elevation: 6,725 feet; Distance: 0.5 mile round trip
- Plan the arrival
- For Moro Rock Trail, navigate to Moro Rock, Crescent Meadow Rd, Sequoia National Park, CA 93262, the reviewed public trailhead. Before hiking Moro Rock Trail, recheck permits, parking.
Good to know
The access road and shuttle are seasonal, stairs ice over, thunderstorms are dangerous, and children require close control at railings.
Notice these
- granite staircase
- Great Western Divide
- Giant Forest view