A tune became a trail: Seven Steps Trail

Seven Steps Trail

The Seven Steps Trail is a continuation of the Vicee Canyon Rim Trail. Both trails are short single tracks—side trails to Bob's Trail—within the Ash Canyon Trail System west of Carson City, Nevada.

The 0.3-mile-short Seven Steps Trail is open to hiking, mountain biking and equestrian activities. It connects the west-side end of  the Vicee Rim Trail with Bob's Trail—the main trail thread through the trail network connecting Carson City's Foothill Drive with the Ash-to-Kings trailhead. 

From Vicee Canyon, the Seven Steps Trail travels upward across an east-facing slope with views of Carson City. The trail has some step-like features. While hiking uphill and counting, I came to the conclusion that “seven steps” is a reasonable approximation. However, according to the trail website, the trail name is attributed to the tune of jazz musician Miles Davis: “Seven Steps to Heaven” (on a record released in 1963). 

The smell of trail heaven: sweetly fragrant flowers of tobacco brush

Once you are in heaven, it just takes a few steps downhill to get back onto Bob's Trail.

Map links

Map of westside Carson City with Vicee Canyon: https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map.

Ash Canyon Trail System map: https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000

References

Click the Seven Steps Trail tab on the Ash Canyon Trail System website or look for other trails within the trail network: https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area.

Seven Steps to Heaven (Wikipedia, accessed on June 11, 2023): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Steps_to_Heaven.