AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Galena Creek Regional Park

Church's Pond–Church's Pond Trail, 3 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 2,138 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Church's Pond–Church's Pond Trail, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Galena Creek Regional Park near Sundown Town, NV. The route reaches Church's Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 2,138 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,224 – 8,363 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36144, -119.85724
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
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Church's Pond–Church's Pond Trail, 3 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 2,138 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,224–8,364 ft

Out & Back · Galena Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.36144, -119.85724

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading W.
  6. 2.1 miBear left onto Church's Pond Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Church's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading NE.
  9. 2.1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/churchs-pond-churchs-pond-out-back-3-lakes-13-km-91fc

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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