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Sierra Front Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 579 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,506 – 6,050 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Thomas Creek Trail 39.39346, -119.83877
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV

Directions

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Sierra Front Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,507–6,050 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Upper Thomas Creek Trail · 39.39346, -119.83877

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading N.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Sierra Front Trail, heading N.
  6. 3.2 miReach Sierra Front Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.2 miBear right onto North Timberline Drive, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading S.
  10. 0.2 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

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 91°66°
Wed 91°65°
Thu 93°63°
Fri 93°63°
Sat 93°65°
Sun 94°62°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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