Nevada trails · Ophir Creek
Ophir Creek
A 7.5-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 3,414 ft of climbing. Reaches Lower Price Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lower Price Lake (lake)
- Upper Price Lake (lake)
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Getting there
OPHIR CREEK access — parking nearby. 39.30516, -119.83381 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:26 a.m. and sets at 7:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:59 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.1-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:27 p.m. — 4 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Ophir Creek Trail + OPHIR CREEK — 2.2 mi loop, 481 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Hobart Rd — 7.0 mi
- Tahoe Rim Trail — 14.2 mi
- Clear Creek Trail — 14.2 mi