Las Brisas Trail
- 2.7 mi
- round trip
- 1,105 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Las Brisas Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Carson Ranger District. It doesn't name Las Brisas Trail, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Hawk Fire Closure (Carson Ranger District)
Agency closure covering Carson Ranger District · Order 04-17-26-01-08 · USFS · Carson Ranger District
Elephant Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-26-01-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Floriston Fire Closure
Agency alert covering Carson Ranger District · Order 17-26-24 · USFS · Carson Ranger District
Power line construction along SR 88, Alpine County, California (Carson Ranger District)
Agency alert covering Carson Ranger District · USFS · Carson Ranger District
Over-Snow Vehicle Closure (Carson Ranger District)
Agency alert covering Carson Ranger District · Order 04-17-25-12 · USFS · Carson Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Carson Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Las Brisas Trail is a mountain biking route in Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, within the Carson Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is an out-and-back that starts and ends at about 5,140 feet, with a high point of 5,515 feet. The total climb is 1,105 feet, and the route is about 5.3 miles long. The trail is rated easy, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.7 miles in, where the grade reaches 13 percent. The most comfortable months for riding are typically May and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in Reno run from highs around 72°F to 82°F. July and August are the hottest, with typical highs in the low 90s. Several other routes and destinations sit close by. Kings Row and Las Brisas are hiking trails about 0.1 mile away, and the Crispy Bacon mountain biking route is about half a mile off. Climbers can find Keystone Boulder about 1.2 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Alpenglow Expeditions31 mi away
- West Shore Sports37 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Kings RowHiking0.1 mi
- Las BrisasHiking0.1 mi
- Halo TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Crispy BaconMountain biking0.5 mi
- Keystone BoulderRock climbing1.2 mi
- Jewel BoulderRock climbing1.9 mi
- Basque BouldersRock climbing1.9 mi
- Alum CreekCanoeing2.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Bacon StripMountain biking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Halo TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Snake RunMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Kings RowMountain biking · Next door
- Halo TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Halo TrailMountain biking · Next door
- B-LiteMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Kings Row ConnectorMountain biking · Next door
Best time to visit Las Brisas Trail
Best months: March–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 27°
7 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
6 wet
Mar
57° / 34°
6 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
5 wet
May
72° / 46°
5 wet
Jun
83° / 54°
3 wet
Jul
93° / 61°
2 wet
Aug
91° / 60°
2 wet
Sep
82° / 53°
2 wet
Oct
68° / 43°
3 wet
Nov
54° / 33°
5 wet
Dec
45° / 27°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Reno Wfo, NV, 4.2 mi away at 4,987 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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