Upper Strawberry Trail
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,094 ft
- climb
- 9,202 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Upper Strawberry Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Great Basin National Park. It doesn't name Upper Strawberry Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.
Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive Winter Closure
Park closure covering Great Basin National Park · NPS · Great Basin National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Great Basin National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Upper Strawberry Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back hike in Great Basin National Park in Nevada, managed by the National Park Service. The trail starts at about 8,155 feet and climbs to a high point of 9,202 feet, with a total elevation gain of 1,094 feet. The climb is front-loaded, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.2 miles in, where the grade reaches 22 percent. The trail is rated moderate, and the round trip takes about 1.5 hours. There is no fee to hike the trail. The route is a short, focused climb rather than a long day, and the trailhead sits within the park's boundaries. Several other trails lie close by. The Sage Steppe loop trail is about half a mile away, and the Osceola Ditch Trail is about 0.8 miles off. The Wheeler Peak Summit Trail and Wheeler Peak are both about 2.5 miles away.
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