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Marilyn's Pond–Galena trail, 5 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Galena Creek Regional Park near Sundown Town, NV. The route reaches Marilyn's Pond. It climbs 2,832 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,942 – 8,101 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 047 39.38330, -119.83796
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV

Directions

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Marilyn's Pond–Galena trail, 5 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,832 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,943–8,101 ft

Out & Back · Galena Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 047 · 39.38330, -119.83796

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on National Forest Development Road 047, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 047, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading NW.
  7. 1.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Bitterbush Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miPass Marilyn's Pond.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Galena trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Bitterbush Trail, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Galena trail, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Galena cutoff, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Galena trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bitterbush Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miSharp left onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading SW.
  26. 6.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.7 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 047, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 047, heading N.
  31. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

20% dirt1% paved79% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 91°67°
Wed 91°66°
Thu 94°62°
Fri 94°64°
Sat 94°65°
Sun 93°64°

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