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
- Start on Upper Thomas Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Upper Thomas Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Upper Thomas Creek Trail, heading S.
- 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°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from National Forest Development Road 049 Trailhead
- Upper Thomas Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Bitterbush Trail–Dry Pond Trail, 5 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,548 ft
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