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| | Going for a backcountry walk here in Nevada is so much fun. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Gold Creek Trail in Elko County, Nevada is a wonderful pick. There are wilderness hiking trails all over Nevada; Gold Creek Trail in Elko County is one of them. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Being 11.4 miles long; it's longer than many great outdoors trails. This wilderness trail is a wilderness trail of great length having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a good wilderness hiking trail |
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for experienced backcountry trekkers in nice shape. This area does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Gold Creek Trail is a trail quite far from Elko, but it sure is a a wonderful trail. This is a wilderness trail that
| | is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Every single Nevada wilderness hiking trail is worth backpacking. Gold Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,797 feet, and that is about average. This wilderness hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. Gold Creek Trail is a location that is reasonably arid regularly; through May this neighborhood sees the most rain while July is regularly the driest month. Through the summer months at Gold Creek Trail highs are regularly in the 80's, and through | |
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summer nights temperatures are in the 30's. During the winter this site gets highs in the 30's while Gold Creek Trail night low temperatures through the winter are in the 0's. Nevada is an excellent place for outdoors people. Some parts of Gold Creek Trail are much higher up than
other parts of the great outdoors trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors trail. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 1.5 days normally, so it's a great thing if your backpack is big enough
to do the job. There are not too many wilderness hiking trails in this vicinity.
Briefly about the general area:
You can run the rapids of Bruneau River - West Fork in close proximity to Gold Creek Trail, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Cottonwood
Spring. Why not go to close by West Fork Buck Creek while you're here at Gold Creek Trail.
A glorious place next to Gold Creek Trail is Bourne Gulch; while you're here at Gold Creek Trail it's a great idea to go to Bear Creek Meadows. This is no place for people who don’t like
to enjoy themselves. There's whitewater on Jarbidge River - West Fork for all you adrenaline kick people; during your trip here you'll meet some people from Elko for sure. If you came for an overnight stay Sawmill National Forest Campground is a great place to camp, and Zenobia
Spring is an inspiring location to go to while here.
Camping is available at Jarbidge National Forest Campground; don't forget to take a splendid little spree to East Fork Buck Creek.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 41.8851, Longitude -115.4342
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Total in and out hiking length = 11.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Total elevation difference: 1797 feet
User input for Gold Creek Trail, Elko County, Nevada:
Outdoors Recreation Near Elko, Nevada
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| These outdoors activities are available near Gold Creek Trail. |
| | Whitewater Near Gold Creek Trail:
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Jarbidge River - West Fork, Elko County
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, 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 16 miles long (Jarbidge Nevada to Idaho East Fork confluence) |
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Bruneau River - West Fork, Elko County
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, 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 19 miles long (Rowland Nevada to Blackrock Crossing Idaho) |
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Jarbidge, Owyhee County
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, 17 miles away, Class II-V - 29 miles long (Murphy Hot Springs to Bruneau River) |
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