Nevada trails · Hidden Forest Trail
Hidden Forest Trail
A 9.4-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 4,066 ft of climbing. Reaches Hayford Peak and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 6.3 and mile 9.4. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hayford Peak (summit)
- Wiregrass Spring (spring)
Getting there
Hidden Forest Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 43 min drive (40 mi, 18 of them unpaved) from Las Vegas. 36.62886, -115.28755 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:47 a.m. and sets at 6:06 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:32 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.8-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:49 p.m. — 17 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Lucky Strike Trail — 15.8 mi
- Mud Springs — 27.5 mi
- North Loop — 28.5 mi