Upper N-Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 376 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Upper N-Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Carson Ranger District. It doesn't name Upper N-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.
Upper N-Trail is a short, steep mountain biking route in Nevada's Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, within Rancho San Rafael Regional Park on county land. The trail is an out-and-back of about half a mile, with a total climb of 376 feet from a starting point near 5,276 feet to a high point of 5,297 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, around 0.18 miles in, with a grade of about 13 percent. 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. Lower N-Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and Keystone Canyon and Keystone Canyon Trail are each about 0.2 mile off. Climbers can find Keystone Boulder roughly 0.4 mile away.
Local outfitters
- Alpenglow Expeditions33 mi away
- West Shore Sports38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Lower N-TrailHikingPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
BIKE TRAILHikingPhoto: nonbinaryanalog, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- Keystone CanyonMountain biking0.2 mi
- Keystone Canyon TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- Jewel BoulderRock climbing0.4 mi
- Keystone BoulderRock climbing0.4 mi
- Basque BouldersRock climbing0.4 mi
- Alum CreekCanoeing3.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Keystone Canyon TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Snake RunMountain biking · Next door
- Keystone CanyonMountain biking · Next door
- Miners TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Reno Vista TrailMountain biking · Next door
- UNR DH TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Lower N-TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper Evans TrailMountain biking · Next door
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Upper N-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, 2.7 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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