Brown's Creek Trail & FS 045

12 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Brown's Creek Trail & FS 045 is a 12-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 2,306 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,168 – 6,503 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brown's Creek Trail 39.34910, -119.83279
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV

Directions

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Brown's Creek Trail & FS 045

12 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,169–6,503 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Brown's Creek Trail · 39.34910, -119.83279

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Brown's Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left onto FS 045, heading S.
  4. 3.5 miReach Brown's Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Brown's Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F67°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 93°68°
Thu 95°61°
Fri 96°63°
Sat 96°64°
Sun 94°63°
Mon 93°61°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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