Baker Creek Loop Trail
Baker Creek Loop Trail is a roughly 3.3-mile out-and-back foot trail in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. It climbs 850 ft to a high point of 8,900 ft. Difficulty: moderate, rated by the National Park Service. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 0.72 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone. The figure is for the Park Service's “Hike the Baker Creek Loop” hike, which uses this trail.
- 1.65 mione way
- 3.3 miround trip
- 0.72 mimapped segment only
- 850 ftelevation gain
- 8,900 fthigh point
- Moderatedifficulty
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From the National Park Service
Hike the Baker Creek Loop · rated “Easy/Moderate”
Trail Overview Total Distance: 3.3 miles / 5.3 kilometers Starting elevation: 8,020 feet / 2,445 meters Elevation Gain: 850 feet / 259 meters Difficulty: Easy/Moderate Time: 1.5 hours - 3 hours Begin at : Baker Creek Tra
Read the official NPS description
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