Stagecoach

Stagecoach is a 3.7-mile out-and-back hike in Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, within the Carson Ranger District. The trail runs from a low of about 5,250 feet to a high of about 5,805 feet, with roughly 1,195 feet of total climb and descent. It is an accessible, natural-surface route, and bikes are allowed. The most comfortable stretch for a visit runs from June through September, when typical highs at the nearby Stead weather station average from about 69°F in May to about 79°F in September, with July and August warming into the upper 80s. That station sits roughly 700 feet below the trail, so temperatures on the route tend to run cooler. The trail is open from June 1 to October 15, and the estimated time for the round trip is about two hours. The Total Recall Trail and the Peavine Creek Cutoff both start about 0.1 mile away, and the Keystone Return mountain biking route is about 0.3 mile off. Climbers can reach the Basque Boulders about 1.8 miles away.