Nevada trails · Baker Creek Trail
Baker Creek Trail
A 5.7-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 2,621 ft of climbing. Reaches Treasure Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Treasure Lake (lake)
- Baker Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Baker Meadows Trail access — parking nearby. 38.97648, -114.24528 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:18 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 6:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:26 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.4-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:35 p.m. — 4 h 25 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Baker Creek Trail + Johnson-Baker Trail + Baker Lake Trail — 10.4 mi loop, 2,788 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Baker Lake Trail — 0.0 mi
- Johnson-Baker Trail — 3.6 mi
- Wheeler Peak Summit Trail — 4.2 mi
- Highland Ridge Route — 6.0 mi