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| | If you happen to be in California, why not go hiking, it is something that is always fun to do. It's a long trip from Gardnerville Ranchos to Silver King Trail, but trekking along this backpacking and hiking trail is very enjoyable. With so many outdoors activities available in California you'll never get bored. These great outdoors trails here in the Central Sierra Nevada are a very great way to see these mountaintops. Some parts of Silver King Trail are much higher up than other parts of the trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently |
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at different elevations. This wilderness hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. Silver King Trail is 23.6 miles long; it's a long trail. This is just one of a large number of wilderness trails in this vicinity. Sometimes this hiking trail gets
| | really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. There are plenty of backpacking trails in California; each one of them is beautiful in its own way. We all need to get out in the great outdoors once in a while, and Silver King Trail in Alpine County, California is such a great site. There are backpacking trails all over California, and one of these is Silver King Trail in Alpine County. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Not much precipitation falls here at Silver King Trail; | |
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of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,976 feet, and that is about average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. For the duration
of the warm months at Silver King Trail temperatures are ordinarily in the 80's with overnight lows in the 50's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are ordinarily in the 40's, and overnight lows through the wintertime for Silver King Trail tend to be in the 20's. Now, this
is roughly a 3.5-day walk, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. This great outdoors trail is a great outdoors trail of great length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a wonderful wilderness trail for experienced hikers in great shape.
Briefly
about the general area:
Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! The Central Sierra Nevada is great!. Now, you may believe that's a heap but there's even more enjoyable things to do here in the Central Sierra Nevada. Poison Flat is a fine site here at Silver King Trail, and
you can stay the night at Topaz Lake RV Park.
Visit Tamarack Creek since you're here at Silver King Trail, and close by you find Lower Fish Valley which is a pleasant place to go to. A short tour to Carson Falls is always worthwhile, and Silver King Trail is a nice site to
visit for more than one day, Leavitt Meadows Campground is a nice site to camp nearby. Don’t forget to explore Fly Valley if you're here at Silver King Trail; West Walker River has a good whitewater paddling spot close by.
And if that's not sufficient, there's a load more to
do near Silver King Trail. Llewellyn Falls is a striking place to go to while you're at Silver King Trail, and don't forget to take a perfect little trip to Corral Valley Creek.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 38.5768, Longitude -119.6356
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 23.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 1976 feet
Super 8 Gardnerville, Gardnerville
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13 miles away
Located on Topaz Lake, fishing, hiking, watersports, camping Sweetwater Mtn views Downtown Gardnerville - 20 mi Mommoth Lakes - 90 mi Reno - 70 mi Lake Tahoe - 40 mi Yosemite Nat'l Park - 150 mi Topaz...
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Best Western Topaz Lake Inn, Topaz Lake
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13 miles away
The Best Western Topaz Lake Inn features modern accommodations and a spectacular view of Topaz Lake and the surrounding mountains, from every room. Located on the eastern slope of the Sierra's at the...
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User input for Silver King Trail, Central Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada, the metro area neareast to Silver King Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Silver King Trail, Central Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Silver King Trail. |
| | Trails Near Silver King Trail:
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Corral Valley Trail, Alpine
County
, 1 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 756 feet elevation difference |
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Early Emigrant and Indian Trail, Mono
County
, 7 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 2323 feet elevation difference |
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Lost Canyon Trail, Mono
County
, 8 miles away, 9.9 hiking miles, 3648 feet elevation difference |
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Pacific Crest Trail - section 13,
County
, 13 miles away, 66 hiking miles, 3818 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Silver King Trail:
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West Walker River, Mono County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.3 miles long (Leavitt Station Trailhead to Pickel Meadow) |
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West Walker River, Mono County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-V - 11 miles long (Highway 395 Bridge to Walker) |
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Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge) |
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Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County
County
, 16 miles away, Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville) |
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Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County
County
, 18 miles away, Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to CA-NV border) |
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| | Hotels Near Silver King Trail:
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Super 8 Gardnerville, Gardnerville
, 13 miles away |
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Best Western Topaz Lake Inn, Topaz Lake
, 13 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MINDEN, Minden
, 28 miles away |
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Best Western Minden Inn, Minden
, 29 miles away |
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Ridge Tahoe, The, Stateline
, 32 miles away |
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28 miles away
