About hiking in Elko County

Elko County, Nevada has 114 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 513 miles, an average of 4.5 miles each. The longest is Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, at 65.3 miles. 30 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Elko County are like

By length, 27 are under a mile, 57 run 1 to 5 miles, and 30 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, at 65.3 miles.

Of the 39 with a difficulty rating, 20 easy and 19 moderate. Of the 112 with measured elevation, Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail climbs the most, about 29,563 ft, and 45 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 114 hiking trails, longest first

Ruby Crest National Recreation TrailHike65.3 mi Old Highway 93HikeMTB35.2 mi East Fork Jarbidge River TrailHike26.5 mi East Humboldt Highline Trail (#026)Hike15.9 mi Ruby Crest TrailHike14.8 mi National Forest Development Road 081 TrailHike14.3 mi Willow Creek TrailHike11.3 mi Gods Pocket Peak TrailHike11.2 mi Jarbidge River TrailHike10.9 mi Long Canyon TrailHike9.2 mi Secret to Starr Trail (#025)Hike8.6 mi Joe Billy Basin TrailHikeMTB8.5 mi Robinson Hole - Three Day Creek TrailHike7.8 mi West Marys River - Camp Draw TrailHike7.7 mi National Forest Development Road 075 TrailHike7.5 mi North Furlong TrailHike7.3 mi Kleckner Creek Trail #42Hike7.1 mi Winchell Lake Trail (#007)Hike7.0 mi North Fork Camp Creek TrailHike6.9 mi Overland Lake Trail #47Hike6.4 mi Talbot Creek TrailHikeMTB6.3 mi National Forest Development Road 082 TrailHike6.1 mi 76 Creek TrailHike5.9 mi Camp Creek TrailHike5.9 mi Slide Creek TrailHike5.8 mi Cougar Creek TrailHike5.8 mi Marys River TrailHike5.4 mi 3rd Boulder Trail (#028)Hike5.2 mi National Forest Development Road 288 TrailHike5.2 mi Fall Creek TrailHike5.1 mi Coon Creek TrailHike5.0 mi Ruby Wash RoadHike4.9 mi Hastings TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi Mahogany Creek TrailHike4.7 mi Lamoille-Talbot TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Wildcat - Camp Creek TrailHike4.6 mi Hennen Canyon TrailHike4.6 mi Cleveland TrailHike4.3 mi T Creek TrailHike4.1 mi Middle Fork Smith Creek TrailHike4.1 mi North Fork Smith Creek TrailHike4.1 mi National Forest Development Road 300 TrailHike4.0 mi Copper Mountain TrailHike4.0 mi Derelict Mine RoadHikeMTB4.0 mi Cottonwood Creek TrailHike3.8 mi Right Fork Lamoille TrailHike3.6 mi Tomera Ranch TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Old Emigrant TrailHike3.5 mi North Fork 76 Creek TrailHike3.3 mi Danger TrailHike3.0 mi Greys Creek TrailHike3.0 mi South Fork Smith TrailHike2.9 mi Three Day Creek TrailHike2.8 mi South Fork Cold Creek TrailHike2.8 mi Seitz Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Loop CHikeMTB2.7 mi Jarbidge River - Marys River TrailHike2.7 mi Humboldt Trail LoopHikeMTB2.6 mi Lost Draw TrailHike2.3 mi Colonel Moore EasementHikeMTB2.3 mi 213 BiaHikeMTB2.2 mi Emerald Basin TrailHike2.2 mi Clover TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Thorpe TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi California TrailHike2.0 mi Hankins Creek TrailHike2.0 mi Segunda Creek TrailHike2.0 mi Buck 1 TrailHike2.0 mi Murphys WellHike2.0 mi North Conrad Creek TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi North End LoopHikeMTB1.8 mi National Forest Development Road 289 TrailHike1.7 mi Island Lake TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Wildcat Creek TrailHike1.7 mi 3 PenguinsHikeMTB1.7 mi Gilbert Creek Trail #50Hike1.6 mi Aura King TrailHike1.6 mi Loop BHikeMTB1.5 mi Lamoille Stock TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi South End LoopHikeMTB1.5 mi McCutcheon Creek TrailHike1.5 mi Alles Creek Trail (#118)Hike1.3 mi South Cass TrailHike1.2 mi West Shore TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi TmurphHikeMTB1.1 mi Favre Lake Trail #52Hike1.1 mi Lions Camp TrailHike1.0 mi Loop AHikeMTB0.9 mi HARP TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Smith Lake Trail (#023)Hike0.9 mi Green 1 TrailHike0.9 mi Robinson Hole CutoffHike0.9 mi Kevins JumplineHikeMTB0.9 mi Snow BowlHikeMTB0.7 mi SummitHikeMTB0.6 mi Smith Creek ConnectorHike0.6 mi Dam TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Castle Lake Trail #38Hike0.5 mi Danger ConnectorHike0.4 mi Lamoille Canyon Nature TrailHike0.4 mi Danger SpurHike0.4 mi Tmurph - Kevins Jumpline ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Smith Lake TrailHike0.3 mi North End - Kevins Jumpline ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Jump TrackHike0.3 mi Longhair 3 ShortcutHike0.2 mi Dam Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Scout's TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Aura King Trail Spur AHike0.2 mi Arboretum Walking PathHike0.2 mi 9th St. Pedestrian BridgeHikeMTB0.1 mi Tomera-Humboldt ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi Roads End Creek TrailHike0.1 mi Leppy Hills TrailsHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Elko County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.