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.

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Length

27.8 mi

Elevation gain

3,101 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

41%

Steepest mile

+1,054 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

11.3 mi

Shape

point-to-point

Managed by

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

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Getting there

Summit Trail access. 41.47639, -117.75173 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:15 a.m. and sets at 7:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:54 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 27.8-mile route takes roughly 11 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:07 p.m. — 1 h 19 min before sunset.

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 — 17.3 mi