Ophir Creek Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Franktown, NV. It climbs 3,793 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,197 – 8,773 ft · steepest grade: 41%13.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29282, -119.83318
Nearest town Franktown, NV
Directions
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Ophir Creek Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 3,793 ft · 6 hr 16 min
Elevation 5,197–8,772 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.29282, -119.83318
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 92°F66°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed
92°68°
Thu
96°63°
Fri
97°64°
Sat
97°65°
Sun
95°65°
Mon
94°62°
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- Ophir Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 152 ft
- Rock Lake via Ophir Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,532 ft
- Ophir Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,941 ft
- Ophir Creek Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,618 ft
- County Road 315 & Ophir Creek Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,851 ft
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