Miners Trail

Miners Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Nevada, set within the Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and inside Rancho San Rafael Regional Park. The trail is managed by county land and sits at about 4,800 feet, with a high point of 4,838 feet and a low of 4,722 feet on the return. The climb is an out-and-back of about 0.46 miles, with a total elevation gain of 233 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early on, around 0.11 miles from the start, at about 11%. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Reno show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 68°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. The trail sits among a cluster of mountain biking routes. Snake Run and Reno Mizpah Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and Lower N-Trail and Basque Monument Trail are about 0.3 mile off. Climbers can find Basque Boulders about 0.6 mile away.