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| | This part of Nevada is always a delight to pop by during backcountry hiking season. Hey, time for a backcountry trek don’t you think? if you happen to be in Elko County of Nevada, Smith Creek Trail is a good local great outdoors trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Here in Nevada backcountry backpacking is the glorious thing to do. Hiking here in the Ruby Mountains is a really delightful way to spend quality time in nature. Around Smith Creek Trail you don’t get a lot of precipitation; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and |
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the driest of the months is July. There are backcountry trails all over Nevada, and Smith Creek Trail in Elko County is one of them. This trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. Smith Creek Trail is 6.6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry
| | trek. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This trail has a total elevation difference of 1,176 feet which is an average number. Smith Creek Trail is a mid-length great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a wonderful trail for experienced trekkers in pleasant shape. Every Nevada backcountry trail has something unique to offer. It's a long journey from Elko to Smith Creek Trail, but backpacking along this great outdoors trail is very exciting. This trek shouldn't take more than | |
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6 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. At Smith Creek Trail during the warm months highs are in the 90's with nighttime lows in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the 10's to
Smith Creek Trail. Sometimes this great outdoors trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions
along the whole hiking trail. Now this great outdoors trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This is one of a very small number of trails in this vicinity.
Briefly about the general area: Having a great time in the Ruby Mountains is trouble-free.
If you came for an overnight stay South Fork State Recreation Area is a splendid spot to camp; if you're looking for some flowing water? Try North Fork Smith Creek. Camping is available at Lee Jiggs Campground, and why not take a little tour to Middle Fork Smith Creek if you're here.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 40.4618, Longitude -115.5494 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 6.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 1176 feet

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Smith Creek Trail, Elko County
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, 2 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 1176 feet elevation difference |
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Ruby Crest Trail, Elko County
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, 5 miles away, 32.5 hiking miles, 4238 feet elevation difference |
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Ruby Crest Trail, Elko County
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, 6 miles away, 32.5 hiking miles, 4238 feet elevation difference |
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Days Inn Elko, Elko
, 26 miles away |
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Elko Nv Travelodge, Elko
, 26 miles away |
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Super 8 Elko, Elko
, 26 miles away |
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Country Hearth Inn Elko, Elko
, 26 miles away |
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Red Lion Inn & Casino, Elko, Elko
, 26 miles away |
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