Nevada hiking trails - Diamond Trail, Elko County       Quite far from Elko you encounter Diamond Trail, but you always have a wonderful time when you're backpacking along it. Every single Nevada backcountry hiking trail is worth backpacking. When you're here in Nevada backpacking along one of its backcountry hiking trails is something that is always fun to do. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. With its 9.4 miles of walking distance; it's a long backpacking and hiking trail. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip.     This great outdoors hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. The warmest time of the year at Diamond Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 80's, and the night is quite chillier of course, generally in the 30's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Diamond Trail temperatures descend to the 0's. This trek shouldn't take more than 8.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Diamond Trail is regularly a quite waterless place; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain while July is regularly the driest month. Nevada is a great outdoors state. There are many splendid backcountry hiking trails in Nevada, and Diamond Trail in Elko County is   one of them. The total elevation difference for Diamond Trail is 1,267 feet which is about average. This great outdoors hiking trail is a great outdoors hiking trail of great length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough wilderness trail for advanced hikers looking for a good challenge. This is a one trailhead backcountry hiking trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. There's not much difference in elevation along the backpacking and hiking trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. The number of wilderness trails in this region is not very high. Can’t wait to get out in the fresh air, Diamond Trail in Elko County, Nevada is a wonderful place to go. Briefly about the general area: Diamond Trail in fact is in the middle of a pretty outdoors paradise. During your journey to Diamond Trail you'll meet some folks from Elko for sure; do set aside some time for Taylor Pocket since you're here at Diamond Trail. A magnificent location near Diamond Trail is Hole in the Ground, and a short journey to Government Spring is always worthwhile. Jim Bob Spring is a lovely place to visit while you're at Diamond Trail, and hey, Deep Creek is a great local stream. If you don't mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Bruneau River - West Fork, and swing by Deep Creek it's a nice site to go to. Whitewater paddling is great on Jarbidge, and a pleasant tour to Scott Table is a fine way to spend an afternoon. There's so much to do here at Diamond Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Big Bend Campground is a perfect spot for that, and if you came to camp Gold Creek Public Campgrounds is a tremendous location to do that. Location of Trailhead: Latitude 41.9609, Longitude -115.6715 - - Directions and Road Map Total in and out hiking length = 9.4 miles Total climbing distance = 4.3 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace: 8.5 hours Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours Total elevation difference: 1267 feet User input for Diamond Trail, Elko County, Nevada: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines Outdoors Recreation Near Elko, Nevada Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Elko, Nevada, the metro area neareast to Diamond Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Current weather conditions at Diamond Trail, Elko County, Nevada Local climate location: MOUNTAIN CITY RNGR STN 24 miles away More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Diamond Trail, Elko County, Nevada   Nevada Hiking Trails Complete list of all hiking trails in Nevada Books about hiking trails in Nevada List of books available on Amazon.com about hiking trails in Nevada. Nevada Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Nevada.       High quality water resistant topo map of Diamond Trail, Elko County, Nevada. These outdoors activities are available near Diamond Trail.   Trails Near Diamond Trail: Diamond Trail, Elko County County , 0 miles away,  9.4 hiking miles, 1267 feet elevation difference   Camp Grounds Near Diamond Trail: Big Bend Campground, Elko County, 12 miles away Gold Creek Public Campgrounds, Elko County, 12 miles away Sawmill National Forest Campground, Elko County, 15 miles away Jarbidge National Forest Campground, Elko County, 15 miles away Pavalak National Forest Campground, Elko County, 16 miles away   Whitewater Near Diamond Trail: Bruneau River - West Fork, Elko County County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 19 miles long (Rowland Nevada to Blackrock Crossing Idaho) Jarbidge, Owyhee County County , 14 miles away, Class II-V - 29 miles long (Murphy Hot Springs to Bruneau River) Bruneau River - West Fork, Owyhee County County , 15 miles away, Class IV-V - 28 miles long (Below Rowland Nevada to Indian Hot Springs) Jarbidge River - West Fork, Elko County County , 16 miles away, Class III-IV - 16 miles long (Jarbidge Nevada to Idaho East Fork confluence)   National Parks Near Diamond Trail: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Hagerman - ID , 68 miles away   Lakes Near Diamond Trail Tub Spring Reservoir, Elko County , 1 miles away