1.3 miles
Distance
177 ft
Climb
-61 ft
Descent
00:19:40
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Steptoe Creek Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cave Lake State Park
    Ely, Nevada
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #60257 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Follows Steptoe Creek through tall shrubs. Twisty and narrow.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Steptoe Creek multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    114 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,085 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,225 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,085 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,198 ft
  • Grade
    1.7%
  • Grade max
    -14%
  • Grade min
    15.8%
  • Distance climb
    4,065 ft
  • Distance down
    1,650 ft
  • Distance flat
    978 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:20:27
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on Sep 30, 2023
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      Steptoe Creek Trail Reports

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      Sep 30, 2023 @ 7:26pm
      Sep 30, 2023
      		 Trail is currently closed do to the dam reconstruction. You can still use the trail at the lowest parking lot and the parking lot across from the...
      Oct 9, 2022 @ 9:43am
      Oct 9, 2022
      		 Trail through vegetation is hard to see in a few places, but you just bike through it
      Oct 4, 2021 @ 2:50pm
      Oct 4, 2021
      		 Overgrown vegetation, but you bike through it.
      Jun 6, 2020 @ 4:02pm
      Jun 6, 2020
      		 reporter Overgrown vegetation. Probably fine to hike, but handlebars are a tight squeeze.
      Oct 18, 2018 @ 3:40pm
      Oct 18, 2018
      		 Rode up as part of a high roller loop. Didn’t think uphill could be this fun. Good flow.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
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      • 11 rides
      • Last: Jan 3, 2025

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      Jun 13, 2023 @ 11:20pm
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      Oct 18, 2018 @ 10:03pm
      Oct 18, 2018

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      High Roller10 miles

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