Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Gibraltar Traverse, hitting all 3 of its summits, is a semi-offtrail hike. I started at the Little Horse Trailhead, took the Bell Rock Pathway to the Little Horse Trail, then went offtrail up to the saddle between Gibraltar Rock and the first Gibralatar summit (the lowest of the 3). Traverse between them, continue south on the ridge, then find a steep descent use trail down a drainage, which I saw referred to as "Stairway to Heaven" online. I then eventually hit the Courthouse Butte Loop and scrambled up Bell Rock again, then jogged back the Bell Rock Pathway.
The Gibraltar Traverse, hitting all 3 of its summits, is a semi-offtrail hike. I started at the Little Horse Trailhead, took the Bell Rock Pathway to the Little Horse Trail, then went offtrail up to the saddle between Gibraltar Rock and the first Gibralatar summit (the lowest of the 3). Traverse between them, continue south on the ridge, then find a steep descent use trail down a drainage, which I saw referred to as "Stairway to Heaven" online. I then eventually hit the Courthouse Butte Loop and scrambled up Bell Rock again, then jogged back the Bell Rock Pathway.
