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Overlook & Clear Creek Connector via Clear Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Overlook & Clear Creek Connector via Clear Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Indian Hills, NV. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 625 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,709 – 6,195 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11356, -119.84035
Nearest town Indian Hills, NV
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Overlook & Clear Creek Connector via Clear Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 5,708–6,194 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.11356, -119.84035

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Clear Creek Road-Private, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Connector, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Old Clear Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto Clear Creek Connector, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Overlook spur, heading E.
  8. 250 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Clear Creek Connector, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear right onto Old Clear Creek Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miBear left onto Clear Creek Connector, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Clear Creek Road-Private, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/overlook-clear-creek-connector-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

81% dirt18% paved1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F65°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 90°61°
Thu 93°57°
Fri 93°58°
Sat 93°60°
Sun 92°59°
Mon 92°57°

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