Ophir Creek from Davis Creek Park
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.89 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,076 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 1,076 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,077 ft
- TrailRank
- 29
- Min elevation
- 5,148 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 38 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 4 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1121
- Uploaded
- June 27, 2022
- Recorded
- June 2022
near Ophir City (historical), Nevada (United States)
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Itinerary description
Nice hike, much less traveled than ones in the Galena area (Jones, Whites, Thomas) but almost the exact same distance from Reno, NV. A lot of climbing, and you don't actually see the creek until the top.
Long route is gentler grade and sunnier with views of Washoe Lake. Short route is steeper and on shady side of hill. Not recommended in late spring when it is often verrry muddy.
This is a drought year, done June 27th. Ophir Creek is often an uncrossable raging torrent in spring.
Long route is gentler grade and sunnier with views of Washoe Lake. Short route is steeper and on shady side of hill. Not recommended in late spring when it is often verrry muddy.
This is a drought year, done June 27th. Ophir Creek is often an uncrossable raging torrent in spring.
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Waypoint
6,053 ft
Ophir Creek late June in drought year
In good snow pack years, Ophir will be a raging torrent here, basically uncrossable. Creek run through the middle of a granite boulder/rock garden. The few hundred feet running to this point is a narrow single track with rocks about 2 ft high on both sides.
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