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Mountain and Foothill Trails

Connects to surrounding peaks and ridges, steep sections, dirt, single track
 

Brown's Creek/St James Open Space

ACCESS -             West 7 mi onMt Rose Hwy to left turn at Joy Lake Rd.  1.6 mi on Joy Lake Rd to trailhead parking area on left.  Trailhead across road from parking area north entrance.
DESCRIPTION - Completed section 1.8 mi. Joy Lake Rd section from trailhead southwest 0.9 mi to ridge overlooking Brown's Creek canyon.  Brown's Creek South Face conector 0.9 mi from ridge to wood gate at Brown's Creek.  Scheduled for 2008 - Cross Canyon connector from ridge to Brown's Creek section.  Moderate grade, multi use, non-motorized

Dog Valley

ACCESS -              Dog Valley Rd north from old US 40 in Verdi 
DESCRIPTION - Trails lead east to Peavine and west to Boca on     Henness Rd part of historic Donner Trail, gravel roads, dirt trails,and cross country to Peavine

Dry Pond trail

ACCESS -              Whites Cr Canyon and Thomas Cr Canyon (see below)
DESCRIPTION - Connects above trails, 1.5 mi some very steep switch-backs

Galena Regional Park

ACCESS -              North and South entrances 8 mi up Mt Rose Hwy
DESCRIPTION - Brochure available in Park, Ranger, Inside Park Self Guided Nature trail, Black’s Canyon trail, Bitterbrush trail. Access to Jones Cr/Whites Cr 9.2 mi. trail loop, moderate to steep

Hidden Valley Park

ACCESS -              Parkway off Pembroke south of Park to dirt road
DESCRIPTION - Nonplanned trails mostly on private land in Virginia Range, dirt, steep sections

Hunter Cr Trail

ACCESS -              Proposed trailhead near end of Woodchuck Road
DESCRIPTION - Moderately steep single track 1.8 miles to falls

Hunter Lake Rd
       
ACCESS -              West of Village Green Dr in Caughlin Ranch
DESCRIPTION - Dirt road leads 5.4 miles to Hunter Lake, steep sections, multi use

Jones Cr/Whites Cr loop

ACCESS -              Galena Regional Park (see above), or Whites Cr     Canyon Trail head 5 mi up SR431, Rt on Timberline to signed road to trailhead
DESCRIPTION - 9.2 mi loop, dirt, moderate to steep, 1 mi RT side trail to Church’s Pond

Pah Rah  Range

ACCESS -              Off Vista Blvd and Pyramid Wy
DESCRIPTION - Network of trails to the hills in the east, dirt, moderate to steep grades

Peavine Mt

ACCESS -              Copperfield Dr, end of Kings Row, Leadership Pkwy
DESCRIPTION - Many connected dirt roads and trails, moderate to steep

Thomas Cr Canyon  

ACCESS -             Off Mt Rose Hwy north on Timberline past Whites Cr just beyond Thomas Cr road, paved parking for horse trailers and autos on left. Or drive up dirt Thomas Cr Canyon road to end, dirt parking area (stream crossing, suggest high clearance all wheel drive vehicle)
DESCRIPTION - Along Thomas Cr, moderate grade to Wilderness boundary, then open forest beyond ridge, steep strenuous

Whites Cr Canyon

ACCESS -              Off Mt Rose Hwy north on Timberline to signed road to trailhead on left,  gravel parking area
DESCRIPTION - Along Whites Cr, connects to Jones Cr/Whites Cr trail loop to south and Dry Pond connecter trail to Thomas Cr trail to north moderate, proposed trail extension to ridge.