Great Basin National Park

Trails in Great Basin

27 trails · 162.8 total miles

Brown and green sagebrush extends to mountains, a valley behind them, and another distant range.

Hike the Big Wash Trail

strenuous
20.6 mi ·12-24 hours hrs
a bare alpine ridge with blue sky and white puffy clouds above.

Hike the Highland Route

Unrated
14.6 mi
Bristlecone pine tree with wide green canopy with a light blue and pink sky in the background.

Hike the Snake Divide Route

moderate
13.4 mi ·7-12 hours hrs
A reflective lake surrounded by rocks, with a green fishing rod emerging from the viewer.

Backpack the Baker & Johnson Lakes Loop

strenuous
12 mi ·6 hours hrs
Mountain ridge partly covered in snow

Hike to Baker Lake

strenuous
10 mi ·5-10 hours hrs
Mountain lake with downed trees on shore line

Hike to Johnson Lake from Baker Creek

strenuous
10 mi ·5-8 hours hrs
View from wheeler peak with blue skies and rocky mountain peaks.

Hike to Wheeler Peak

strenuous
9 mi ·4-10 hours hrs
Mountain lake with downed trees on shore line

Hike to Johnson Lake from Snake Creek

strenuous
8 mi ·4-8 hours hrs
Lime green trees flank a brown dirt trail with a light dusting of snow

Hike Pole Canyon

easy_moderate
6.6 mi ·3-6 hours hrs
Tall white aspen trees with bare branches frame snowy mountain peaks in the near distance.

Hike the Lehman Creek Trail

moderate_strenuous
6.4 mi ·3-6 hours hrs
Large tan limestone arch with snow on the ground.

Hike to Lexington Arch

moderate
5.6 mi ·2-4 hours hrs
Golden Aspens on the banks of a shallow lake

Hike to Dead Lake

moderate
5.1 mi ·2-5 hours hrs
Tan meadow with large mountain in background

Hike the Timber Creek Trail

strenuous
5.1 mi ·3-6 hours hrs
Green trees sit on a slope with sharp, cragged rock cliffs beyond, forming a wall.

Hike to the Glacier

moderate
4.8 mi ·2-4 hours hrs
A mountainside covered with green trees with small batches of yellow and orange fall color

Hike the Upper Strawberry Trail

moderate_strenuous
4 mi ·2-4 hours hrs
A green and brown meadow sits flat beneath a rising, tree covered mountain with patchy blue sky.

Hike the Baker Creek Loop

easy_moderate
3.3 mi ·180 min hrs
A light brown dirt path stretches forwards through brushy habitat with occasional tall shrubs.

Hike the Serviceberry Trail

moderate
3.2 mi ·150 min hrs
brown and tan stump of and ancient bristlecone

Hike to the Wheeler Bristlecone Grove

moderate
2.8 mi ·1-3 hours hrs
Alpine lake with mountain in the background

Hike the Alpine Lakes Loop

easy
2.7 mi ·1-3 hours hrs
Yellow Fall Colors on aspen trees surrounding a bridge that two children approach.

Hike the Sage Steppe Loop

easy
1.1 mi ·90 min hrs
A wide open valley stretches beyond a trail the viewer stands on. Grey rocks, mint green shrubs.

Hike to Snake Creek Overlook

easy
1.1 mi ·90 min hrs
A wheelchair accessible with green trees around

Hike the ADA Sky Island Forest Trail

easy
0.4 mi ·45 min hrs
The edge of a log cabin with large beams sits to one side, with a trail stretching forward in snow

Hike the Mountain View Nature Trail

easy
0.3 mi ·30 min hrs
Green meadow with mountain peak in background

Hike the Shoshone ADA Trail

easy
0.1 mi ·20 min hrs

Bristlecone Pine Trail

easy
3.1 mi ·600 ft gain ·1.5-2 hours hrs

Lehman Caves Tour

easy
1.5 mi ·150 ft gain ·1.5 hours hrs

South Fork Trail

moderate
8 mi ·1,100 ft gain ·4-5 hours hrs

Explore Great Basin National Park

7 campgrounds, 50 trails, 152K annual visitors

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