Rancho Connector Trail
- Mixed
- surface
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Rancho Connector Trail is a flat, easy mountain biking route in Nevada's Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, within Rancho San Rafael Regional Park. The trail runs at a single elevation of about 4,724 feet, with no climb at all, so it works well as a short ride or a way to link other trails in the area. 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 right next to several other routes. Evans Canyon Trail and Evans Creek Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Basque Monument Trail is about 0.2 mile off. Climbers can find Comstock Quarry roughly 0.8 mile away.
- Evans Canyon TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Evans Creek TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
Nature TrailHikingPhoto: nonbinaryanalog, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Basque Monument TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- Comstock QuarryRock climbing0.8 mi
- Keystone BoulderRock climbing0.9 mi
- Jewel BoulderRock climbing1 mi
- Alum CreekCanoeing3.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Rancho Connector 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, 2.3 mi away at 4,987 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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