Nevada trails · North Loop
North Loop
A 9.6-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 3,470 ft of climbing. Reaches Devils Thumb and other arch/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Devils Thumb (arch)
- Charleston Peak (summit)
Getting there
NORTH LOOP TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 36.30830, -115.61270 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:46 a.m., the sun rises at 6:12 a.m. and sets at 7:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:38 p.m. (PDT) — 12 h 59 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.2-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:48 p.m. — 2 h 23 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Desert Peach + North Loop + North Loop Connector — 4.3 mi loop, 559 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + West Loop + North Loop — 1.8 mi loop, 372 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + North Loop + Odyssey — 3.7 mi loop, 1,019 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mud Springs — 3.6 mi
- South Loop — 4.1 mi
- Bonanza — 8.8 mi
- Rocky Gap — 11.9 mi