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North Timberline Drive & Upper Thomas Creek Trail via Sierra Front Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 1,090 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,873 – 6,920 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 049 39.39600, -119.87939
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV

Directions

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North Timberline Drive & Upper Thomas Creek Trail via Sierra Front Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,090 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,874–6,919 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 049 · 39.39600, -119.87939

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Upper Thomas Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading N.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miReach Upper Thomas Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Upper Thomas Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 2.4 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

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F56°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 87°62°
Thu 90°59°
Fri 91°60°
Sat 90°61°
Sun 89°60°

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