Hiking in Nevada
Nevada is home to over 700 official and “unofficial” hiking trails.
Because there are so many we grouped them together by county and will work on adding the details once we have developed the content.
Some trails may be part of a larger hiking trail (in and out instead of completing a loop) and the information will be compiled into one article about the overall trail.
Some of the trails are “official” for the state park or national park they are part of while others are named and enjoyed by locals.
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Hiking Trails in Churchill County, Nevada
There are only a few “established” hiking trails located in Churchill County, Nevada and they are all near the city of Fallon.
- California Emigrant Trail
- Grimes Point Archaeological Area Trail
- Grimes Point Petroglyphs
- Hidden Cave Trail
- Soda Lake
Hiking Trails in Clark County, Nevada
Clark County, Nevada is home to a lot of hiking trails and we broke them down by area within the county.
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Hiking at Mt. Charleston, Clark County, Nevada (Northwest of Las Vegas)
- Acastus Trail [Kyle Canyon]
- Big Falls
- Bonanza Peak
- Bonanza Trail
- Bristlecone Trail
- Bristlecone Trail, Old
- Cathedral Rock
- Charleston Peak – Charleston Peak is a popular destination for hikers as the summit offers panoramic views from the Sierra Nevada, Death Valley, and Las Vegas. There are two well-marked and well-maintained trails to the summit: South Loop Trail and North Loop/Trail Canyon, which can be done on their own as an out-and-back hike or combined as a loop. Both approaches involve a strenuous 16-mile+ round trip with over 4,000′ of elevation gain. The hike often takes all day. The hike is most accessible in the snow-free months of summer and fall.
- Desert View Overlook
- Eagles Nest
- Echo Cliff Overlook
- Escarpment Trail Loop
- Fletcher Canyon
- Fletcher Peak
- Griffith Peak
- Little Falls
- Lower Bristlecone Trail
- Mack’s Peak
- Mary Jane Falls
- Mummy Springs
- Pinyon Pine Loop Trail
- Raintree
- Robbers Roost
- Sisters Trail, North
- Sisters Trail, South
- Stanley B. Springs
- Trail Canyon
- Upper Bristlecone Trail
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Hiking Trails in Douglas County, Nevada
- Bently Heritage Trail
- Bently-Kirman Middle Loop
- Bently-Kirman Tract Trail South Loop
- Carson River via Horseshoe Bend Road
- Castle Rock Loop Trail
- Castle Rock Trail
- Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail (The Bench)
- Castle Rock via the Tahoe Rim Trail
- Cave Rock Trail
- Daggett Loop
- Eagle Ridge Trail
- Fish Springs to Sunrise Pass OHV Trails
- Flume Trail Loop
- Genoa Canyon Waterfalls
- Genoa Peak OHV Trail
- Historic Gardnerville Martin Slough Loop
- Hot Springs Mountain
- Jobs Peak
- Kingsbury Grade to South Camp Peak Trail
- Kingsbury Pass to Pints via Tahoe Rim and Sierra Canyon Trails
- Kingsbury Pines / Nevada Beach Loop
- Lake Tahoe Kingsbury Grade to Spooner Lake Bike Ride
- Lam Watah Nature Trail to Nevada Beach
- Logan House Creek OHV Trail [CLOSED]
- Logan Shoals Vista
- Marlette Lake and Tahoe Rim (Spooner) Trail Loop
- Marlette Lake Trail from Spooner Lake
- Monument Pass, Freel Peak, and Mr. Toads Wild Ride via Tahoe Rim Trail
- Nevada Beach and Round Mound Trail
- Pinyon Trail
- River Fork Ranch West Fork Trail
- Round Hill Singletrack Loop
- Sierra Canyon
- Sierra Canyon and Genoa Falls Loop
- Spooner Lake to Flume Trail to Snow Valley Peak Loop
- Spooner Lake Trail
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) : Daggett Pass to Star Lake
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT): Daggett Pass to Genoa Peak
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT): Kingsbury South to Big Meadow
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT): Spooner Summit to Kingsbury Grade
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT): Spooner Summit to Snow Valley Peak
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT): Spooner Summit to South Camp Peak
- Tahoe Rim Trail: Spooner to Tahoe Meadows
- Terrace View Rock Outcropping
- The Flume Trail
- Van Sickle Rim Trail Connector
Hiking Trails in Elko County, Nevada
- Angel Lake to Greys Peak
- Camp Creek to Gods Pocket Peak Loop Trail
- Changing Canyon Trail
- Dollar Lakes
- East Powerhouse Trail
- Goshute Peak Bushwhack
- Grasmere Blackrock Crossing OHV Trail
- Greys Lake
- Humbolt Area River Project
- Island Lake Trail
- Lamoille Canyon Road [CLOSED]
- Lamoille Creek – Right Fork Trail
- Lamoille Lake Trail
- Liberty Lake Trail
- Matterhorn to Square Top to Jumbo Peak to Jarbidge Peak via Pine Creek Campground
- Overland Lake Trail
- Ruby Crest Trail
- Ruby Dome Trail
- Ruby Lakes Trail
- Smith Lake via Angel Lake Trail
- Soldier Lakes Basin
- The Big “E”
- Thomas Creek Trail
- Twelve Mile Hot Springs
- Winchell Lake Trail
Hiking Trails in Esmerelda County, Nevada
- Boundary Peak – Nevada Highpoint
- Boundary Peak via Queen Mine Trail
- Fish Lake Valley Hot Spring
Hiking Trails in Humboldt County, Nevada
- Blue Lakes
- Bog Hot Springs
- Buckskin Mountain Trail
- Buffalo Canyon Trail
- Falls Canyon Trail
- Granite Peak Trail
- Horse Canyon
- McConnell Creek Trail
- Rebel Creek Trail
- Singas Creek
- Sonoma Creek
- Water Canyon Interpretive Trail
- Water Canyon Mine Trail
- Water Canyon Overlook Trail
- Water Canyon Trail
- Winnemucca Mountain Trail
Hiking Trails in Lincoln County, Nevada
- Ash Canyon Trail is a 2.5-mile trail that begins in the upper campground at Echo Canyon State Park.
- Ash Springs is a 1 mile out and back trail that offers scenic views.
- Beaver Dam Wash Trail is the longest trail in the immediate area at 2.2 miles, which will take you through a scenic section of the canyon floor with several stream crossings.
- Bullionville Cemetery Trail is actually just a short “walk” to view the cemetery, 0.2-mile one-way trail.
- Canyon Overlook Loop is a 1.4-mile loop that circles around all the park’s amenities.
- Eagle Point Trails is a 0.8-mile one-way trail.
- Extraterrestrial Highway Extraterrestrial Highway is a 98.3-mile lightly trafficked point-to-point trail that features a river and is primarily used for scenic driving and is accessible year-round.
- Interpretive Trail, also known as the Overlook Trail, is 0.8 miles where you will be able to see incredible views from a vantage point high on the Overlook Trail that offers a 360-degree panorama of the canyon.
- Juniper Draw Loop is a 3.0 loop trail.
- Leviathan Cave is a 3.8-mile lightly trafficked loop trail that offers the chance to see wildlife.
- Loop Upper Pahranagat Lake Loop is a 4.8-mile lightly trafficked loop trail that features a lake and a number of activity options and is accessible year-round.
- Miller Point Trail is a 1.0-mile one-way trail.
- Nature Loop is a 0.5-mile loop trail.
- Oak Knoll Trail is an easy “hike” that is 0.3 miles that descend to the stream bank for perfect access to rainbow trout. This easy trail is southeast of the campgrounds. Follow the park road south about .5 mile, turn left at the Oak Knoll sign onto the spur road, and park at the gate.
- Pahranagat Lake Spillway Walk is a 0.6-mile out-and-back trail that features a lake.
- Rattlesnake Loop is a very short 0.1-mile loop that is part of the Canyon Overlook Loop.
- Spring Valley State Park has hiking areas.
- Waterfall Trail offers 1.2 miles of streams, warm springs, and waterfalls that drew the Civilian Conservation Corps to this part of the park during its stay in 1934-35.
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Hiking Trails in Nye County, Nevada
- Arc Dome Trail
- Bailey’s Hot Springs
- Beatty Overlook Trail
- Crystal Marsh Loop
- Mount Jefferson Trail
- North Twin River Road Trail
- Oasis Valley South Meadow
- Pine Creek (Alta Toquima Wilderness)
- Rhyolite Ghost Town
- Stewart Creek Trail
- Thimble Peak Trail
- Titus Canyon Road
- Toiyabe Crest Trail
Hiking Trails in Washoe County, Nevada
- Ballardini Ranch Trail
- Caughlin Ranch Trails
- Church’s Pond via Jones-White Creek Trail
- Damonte Peak and Canyon
- Damonte Ranch Wetland Loop
- Dorostkar Park Nature Trail
- Dry Pond Trail
- Evans Canyon and Miner’s Trail Loop
- Evans Canyon Trail to Keystone Canyon Trail Loop
- Galena Creek Trail
- Hidden Valley County Park Trail
- Hidden Valley Inner Loop
- Hole in the Wall Trail
- Huffaker Hills Lakeview Loop
- Huffaker Hills Trail
- Huffaker Park Lookout Trail
- Hunter Creek Trail
- Hunter Foothill Road Via Dori Bell
- Hunter Lake Trail
- Jones and Whites Creek Trail
- Keystone Canyon Trail
- Lower Thomas Creek Trail
- Lower Whites Creek Trail
- May Arboretum and Herman Pond Trail
- Miners Trail to The “N”
- Old Geiger Grade OHV Trail
- Ophir Road
- Oxbow Nature Study Area Nature Trail
- Peavine OHV Road
- Peavine Peak Trail
- Peavine Vista Loop Trail
- Poeville Trail
- Quail Run and Flume Trail Loop
- Rancho San Rafael
- Rancho San Rafael Nature Trail
- Rattle Snake Mountain
- Relay Peak and Mount Houghton Trail
- Silver Willow Trail
- Snowflower Peak via Upper Thomas Creek
- South Meadows Trail
- South Side Interpretive Trail and Boardwalk
- Swan Lake Nature Study Area Trail
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT): Mt. Rose Summit to Spooner Summit
- Tamarack Peak Loop
- Tom Cooke Trail
- Truckee River Pathway: Downtown to Dorostkar Park
- Truckee River Walk
- Upper Chalk Creek Trail
- Upper Thomas Creek Trail
- Veterans Parkway Bike Path
- Virginia Lake Loop
- West Plateau Loop
- Woodchuck Trail
- Brown’s Creek Loop Trail
- Deadman’s Loop Trail
- Deadman’s Overlook Trail
- Diamond Peak from Tahoe Meadows
- Dry Pond Loop
- Galena Bitterbush and Nature Trail Loop
- Galena Creek Short Loop
- Galena Creek to Church’s Pond
- Jones Creek Loop
- Jumbo Grade Trail
- Little Washoe Lake Trail
- Marlette Lake and Twin Lakes Loop Trail
- Mount Rose From Galena Creek
- Mount Rose Southeast Ridge Trail
- Ophir Creek Trail
- Ophir Creek Trail to Upper Price Lake
- Rock Lake via Ophir Trail
- Slide Mountain Trail
- Tahoe Meadows Interpretive Loop
- Tahoe Rim Trail, Tunnel Creek Road, Tahoe Flume Trail, Marlette Lake to Spooner Lake
- Tahoe Rim Trail: Rose Meadow
- Thomas Creek to Dry Pond
- Upper Price Lake via Ophir Creek and BP Trail
- Washoe Lake Wildlife Trail
- Washoe Vista Forest Road
- Chicadee Ridge
- Crystal Peak Fishing Trail
- Crystal Peak OHV Trail
- Crystal Peak Park
- Fuller Lake and Cone Peak [PRIVATE PROPERTY]
- Henness Pass OHV Road
- Tahoe Pyramid Trail: Verdi to Floriston
- Truckee River and Sierra Pacific Power Canal
- Verdi Nature Trail
- Verdi Peak Trail via Forest Route 72
- Damonte Ranch Park Wetlands Loop
- Erica Greif Memorial Bikeway
- Griffith Canyon Petroglyphs
- Lagomarsino Canyon Trail
- Mustang Ranch Trail
- Pah Rah Interpretive trail
- Sparks Marina Loop
- Tahoe-Pyramid Trail: Reno Section
- Wedekind Park Overlook Loop
- Diamond Peak
- Diamond Peak Ski Resort Trail
- Diamond Peak via North Flume Trail
- Folsom Camp Loop: Tyrolean Downhill to Incline Flume
- Galena Falls Trail
- Gayle Trail Loop
- Hobart Creek Reservoir via Incline Village
- Incline Flume Trail
- Incline Peak
- Incline Village Flume
- Lodge Beach Trail
- Marlette Lake and Chimney Beach Loop Trail
- Marlette Lake via Chimney Beach Trail
- Marlette Peak from Tunnel Creek
- Monkey Rock
- Mount Rose Meadow
- Mount Rose Trail
- Ophir Creek Trail to Upper Price Lakes
- Pats Knob
- Relay Peak Trail
- Rifle Peak
- Rim to Reno Trail to Upper Thomas Creek Trail
- Rim Trail from Mount Rose Meadows to Marlette Lake, Flume Trail to Tunnel Creek Rd
- Rose Knob Peak
- Sand Harbor Nature Trail
- Tahoe East Shore Trail
- Tahoe Meadows to Ophir Creek
- Tahoe Rim to Spooner Lake
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT)
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT): Tahoe Meadows to Brockway Summit
- Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT): Tahoe Meadows to Twin Lakes
- Tamarack Peak
- Tamarack Peak from Mount Rose Highway
- Tunnel Creek Trail
- Tyrolean Point-to-Point Trail
- Wood Creek Trail
- Stateline Lookout
- Trego Hot Springs
- Upper High Rock Creek Trail
Hiking Trails in White Pine County, Nevada
Home of the amazing Great Basin National Park, you will find some AMAZING hiking trails in this area!
- Alpine Lakes Trail
- Baker Lake Trail
- Baker Lake-Johnson Lake Loop
- Bristlecone and Alpine Lakes Loop
- Bristlecone Pine Glacier Trail
- Dead Lake Trail
- Johnson Lake via Snake Creek
- Johnson Lake via South Fork Baker Creek
- Lehman Cave
- Lehman Caves Visitor Center and Mountain View Nature Trail
- Lehman Creek Trail
- Lexington Arch Trail
- Osceola Ditch Interpretive Trail
- Pole Canyon Trail
- Serviceberry Loop
- Sky Islands Forest Trail
- Snake Creek Overlook
- Stella Lake Trail
- Teresa Lake
- Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive
- Wheeler Peak Trail via Alpine Lakes Trail
- Wheeler Peak Trail via Stella Lake Trail
Hiking in Nevada