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Summary: From the parking area, climb the road to the water tank. Follow the trail east from the tank and up hill. The trail will turn right around the arroyo, then right again and downhill. The trail will continue on the road around a left curve. DO NOT take the trail going uphill to the poles. At a 4 way intersection at 0.8 miles look for a narrow trail on the left that proceeds straight up the spur to a rock house far up the spur. Follow that trail up to the rock house. At the rock house, go to the left around the rock house, then find the trail continuing up the spur. At 1.45 miles you come to a fork joining the Wyler Ridgeline Trail #1. Take the fork right to get to the tramway. Return via reverse route. Trailhead: From the junction of US-54 and I-10 go west on I-10 until it curves right (north). Continue north on I-10 until you reach Executive Center Blvd and exit right. Continue on Executive Center Blvd to Mesa St and turn right. Turn left (east) on Brentwood Ave and go all the way up until it ends at Stanton St. Turn left and follow Stanton St to the parking lot on the top. Walk up the paved road up the hill to the trailhead. (Lat:31.80727 Lon:-106.49901) Trail Guides for FMSP - Thousand Steps Trail.: Best Seasons: Year-Round User Groups: Hikers, Dogs, Ranger Contact: Franklin Mountain SP - 915-566-6441. Wyler Aerial Tramway SP. (915) 566-6622 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Michael P. Olbrisch, who has posted 68 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Submit your own review 
Reviewed by sg on 4/24/2009 At the end of stanton, a small looping road goes all the way up to a water reservoir. The door to the reservoir was closed when i reached, but u can see another access to the trail after u haul yourself up the barrier. Then the trail is pretty ez to follow, goes up, then right and then left again looping around the arroyo. There is a trailhead vertical marker right at the point where the trail gets rocky. From here u have to go up to a small rocky cabin. Keep your eye on the rocky structure. also look for orrange cloth ties on the scrub to help with dieretions. The trail then starts on left of the cabin, and there are some stairs on the way. Took 90 mins to reach rangers peak and took the trolley down where wife picked me up. Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: Texas Hiking, Texas Trails, Texas Hikes, El Paso County Hiking, El Paso County Trails, El Paso County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
