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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sierra Front Trail, heading N.
- 3.2 miReach Sierra Front Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miBear right onto North Timberline Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Front Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Timberline Drive, heading S.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Upper Thomas Creek Trail Trailhead
- Upper Thomas Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 476 ft
- Lower Thomas Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- National Forest Development Road 049 & Upper Thomas Creek Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft
- Marilyn's Pond–Dry Pond Trail, 5 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,358 ft
- Rim to Reno Trail & Upper Thomas Creek Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 3,052 ft
- Church's Pond–Church's Pond Trail, 4 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,052 ft
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