Nevada trails · Hidden Forest Trail
Hidden Forest Trail
A 9.2-mile network in Nevada, with 4,063 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 middle third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 3.7 and mile 7.4. It gives back about 2,236 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
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. 36.62886, -115.28755 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:44 a.m., the sun rises at 6:11 a.m. and sets at 7:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:37 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.2-mile route takes roughly 5 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:37 a.m. — 7 h 34 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Lucky Strike Trail — 15.8 mi
- Mud Springs — 27.2 mi
- North Loop — 28.5 mi