Nevada hiking trails - Alta Toquima Trail, Nye County

   
  Each one of the many hiking and backpacking trails of Nevada has its own character. Nevada has so much to offer the great outdoors lovers. There are many fine hiking and backpacking trails in Nevada; one of those is Alta Toquima Trail in Nye County. Alta Toquima Trail is typically a reasonably waterless site; during the month of August you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is December. With its 22.6 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer trek. This trail has a total elevation difference of 5,092 feet which is higher
    than average. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this vicinity. Backcountry trekking here in Nevada is a glorious idea. Sometimes this great outdoors trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest
authorities before you head out. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 3.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Alta Toquima Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Summertime at Alta Toquima Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 90's, and the overnight is a tad chillier of course, typically in the 50's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 40's while Alta Toquima Trail overnight low  
temperatures through the winter are in the 10's. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Far from society you come across Alta Toquima Trail, and it is one of many good wilderness hiking trails in this region. Different parts of Alta Toquima Trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. Finally, backcountry hiking time is here again, and Alta Toquima Trail in Nye County, Nevada is the outdoors at its best. Now this great outdoors trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This wilderness hiking trail is a wilderness hiking trail of pleasant length having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a brilliant great outdoors trail for experienced walkers in great shape.

Briefly about the general area:
A visit to Charnock Pass is always fun, and don't leave Alta Toquima Trail without first paying a visit to Logan Spring. Life's too short to enjoy all the entertaining things right next door to Alta Toquima Trail.
Harmon Spring is an inspiring place to stop by while you're here, and Tonopah Ranger District is a tremendous forest neighborhood close by. While you're here at Alta Toquima Trail it's a magnificent idea to explore Andrews Basin, and of course South Fork Pine Creek is a scenic stream that is worth visiting. A pleasant trip to Round Meadow is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon, and why not a little side trip to North Fork Pine Creek.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.2402, Longitude -117.1894
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.9883, Longitude -117.3667
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 22.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 22.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 5092 feet


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 Trails Near Alta Toquima Trail:
Bucks Canyon Trail, Nye County County , 3 miles away,  10.4 hiking miles, 3743 feet elevation difference
Mount Jefferson Trail, Nye County County , 4 miles away,  24.2 hiking miles, 4379 feet elevation difference
Mount Jefferson Trail, Nye County County , 5 miles away,  24.2 hiking miles, 4379 feet elevation difference
Alta Toquima Trail, Nye County County , 8 miles away, 11.3 hiking miles, 5092 feet elevation difference
Bucks Canyon Trail, Nye County County , 11 miles away,  10.4 hiking miles, 3743 feet elevation difference
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