The Zipper
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 818 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
The Zipper is a short out-and-back trail in Nevada covering 0.61 miles with 184 feet of elevation gain. Rated as an easy / green circle route on singletrack, it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Local outfitters
- Alpenglow Expeditions40 mi away
- West Shore Sports43 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Spanish Springs SingletrackHiking0.1 mi
- Jackrabbit TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Pah Rah Interpretive TrailHiking1.3 mi
Sparks Marina Loop TrailHikingPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi- Reno BoulderingRock climbing5.6 mi
- Sun Valley Regional Park (Lizard Peak)Rock climbing6.9 mi
- Comstock QuarryRock climbing8.5 mi
- Redrum boulderRock climbing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- The ZipperMountain biking · Next door
- Miners TrailMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Snake RunMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Jackrabbit TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper Evans TrailMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Spanish Springs SingletrackMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Evans CreekMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Spanish Springs SingletrackMountain biking · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit The Zipper
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, 6.9 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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