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Galena Creek Regional Park

Dry Pond Trail–North Timberline Drive, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Dry Pond Trail–North Timberline Drive, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Galena Creek Regional Park near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 2,336 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,873 – 6,966 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36144, -119.85724
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
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Dry Pond Trail–North Timberline Drive, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,874–6,967 ft

Out & Back · Galena Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.36144, -119.85724

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading NE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dry Pond Trail, heading SW.
  6. 2.1 miSharp right onto Upper Thomas Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading N.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miReach Upper Whites Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Upper Thomas Creek Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.4 miSharp left onto Dry Pond Trail, heading W.
  16. 2.1 miTurn left onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading SE.
  20. 2 miArrive 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/dry-pond-trail-upper-thomas-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights-19-km

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F58°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 90°66°
Wed 90°64°
Thu 91°61°
Fri 91°61°
Sat 91°62°
Sun 92°60°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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