Upper Evans Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 64 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Upper Evans Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, within the Carson Ranger District. The trail is a 0.3-mile out-and-back that gains about 64 feet, with the steepest stretch at the start, a 11% grade over the first 0.05 miles. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Reno show May highs around 72°F and October highs near 68°F. July and August average in the low 90s. The trail sits among several climbing areas, with Jewel Boulder and Basque Boulders about 0.1 mile away. Evans Creek, a mountain biking destination, is 0.2 miles off, and Alum Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Alpenglow Expeditions33 mi away
- West Shore Sports38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Jewel BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Basque BouldersRock climbing0.1 mi
- Redrum boulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Evans CreekMountain biking0.2 mi
- Renovista/upper EvansconnectorMountain biking0.2 mi
- Vista TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- UNR DH TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- Alum CreekCanoeing3.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper Evans TrailMountain biking · Next door
- UNR DH TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Snake RunMountain biking · Next door
- Evans CreekMountain biking · Next door
- Miners TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Renovista/upper EvansconnectorMountain biking · Next door
- Tabletop RunMountain biking · Next door
- Vista TrailMountain biking · Next door
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Upper Evans 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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