Nevada trails · Jarbidge River Trail
Jarbidge River Trail
A 10.7-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 3,021 ft of climbing. Reaches Jarbidge Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 3.6 and mile 7.2. It gives back about 2,191 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Jarbidge Lake (lake)
- Emerald Lake (lake)
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Getting there
SNOWSLIDE GULCH TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 3 h 33 min drive (103 mi, 71 of them unpaved) from Elko. 41.82000, -115.41750 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:24 a.m., the sun rises at 6:52 a.m. and sets at 6:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:30 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.5-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:50 p.m. — 11 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Gods Pocket Peak — 9.4 mi