Nevada trails · Ranger Trail
Ranger Trail
A 22.2-mile point-to-point in Nevada, with 2,986 ft of climbing. Reaches Fera One Hundred Three. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 7.4. It gives back about 4,135 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fera One Hundred Three (spring)
Getting there
RANGER TRAIL access. 39.56987, -114.66762 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:38 a.m., the sun rises at 6:05 a.m. and sets at 7:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:39 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.2-mile route takes roughly 9 h 44 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:49 p.m. — 3 h 22 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Ranger Trail + RANGER TRAIL — 2.5 mi loop, 834 ft gain
- Ranger Trail + RANGER TRAIL — 2.5 mi loop, 834 ft gain