Nevada trails · Bonanza
Bonanza
A 12.5-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 2,768 ft of climbing. Reaches Wood Spring. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 4.2. It gives back about 2,631 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wood Spring (spring)
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Getting there
BONANZA TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 05 min drive (44 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Las Vegas. 36.38260, -115.74060 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:23 a.m., the sun rises at 6:49 a.m. and sets at 6:08 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:34 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.9-mile round trip works out to roughly 12 h 00 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Mud Springs — 5.3 mi
- North Loop — 8.8 mi
- South Loop — 10.3 mi
- Lucky Strike Trail — 17.9 mi