County Road 315–Ophir Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 2,511 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,467 – 8,872 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.31216, -119.89447
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
Directions
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County Road 315–Ophir Creek Trail, 3 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,511 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,467–8,872 ft
Out & Back · Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.31216, -119.89447
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto County Road 315, heading E.
- 2.7 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 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
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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