Church's Pond–Church's Pond Trail, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. The route reaches Church's Pond at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,052 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,998 – 8,376 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Thomas Creek Trail 39.39346, -119.83877
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
Directions
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Church's Pond–Church's Pond Trail, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,052 ft · 6 hr 34 min
Elevation 5,998–8,376 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Thomas Creek Trail · 39.39346, -119.83877
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Thomas Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Dry Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Church's Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Church's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 3.4 miSharp left onto Dry Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Upper Thomas Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 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
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Upper Thomas Creek Trail Trailhead
- Rim to Reno Trail & Upper Thomas Creek Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 3,052 ft
- National Forest Development Road 049 & Upper Thomas Creek Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft
- Upper Thomas Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 476 ft
- Lower Thomas Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Marilyn's Pond–Dry Pond Trail, 5 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,358 ft
- Sierra Front Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 579 ft
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