County Road 315 & Ophir Creek Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area near Franktown, NV. It climbs 2,851 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,168 – 7,090 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29511, -119.83236
Nearest town Franktown, NV
Directions
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County Road 315 & Ophir Creek Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,851 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,168–7,091 ft
Out & Back · Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 39.29511, -119.83236
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 3.3 miBear left onto County Road 315, heading W.
- 2.1 miReach Ophir Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 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
1% other99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:10 PM
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