Nevada trails · Summit Trail
Summit Trail
A 27.8-mile point-to-point in Nevada, with 3,101 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 9.3. It gives back about 6,457 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Summit Trail access. 41.47639, -117.75173 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 27.8-mile route works out to roughly 11 h 51 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Summit Trail — 3.0 mi loop, 630 ft gain
- Hanson Creek + Summit Trail + Hansen Creek Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 796 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Single Tree Trail — 20.9 mi