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Old Spanish Trail

Regional route25 km · 16 miBest Nov–Apr

Next nearby hike: St. Thomas 27 mi · 44 kmExplore Nevada →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Apr · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J14°4°20
  2. F17°6°26
  3. M22°9°22
  4. A27°14°10
  5. M33°19°4
  6. J38°24°4
  7. J41°28°12
  8. A39°27°14
  9. S35°22°9
  10. O28°15°16
  11. N20°9°14
  12. D14°4°18

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
25 km · 16 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
3.1 km SW of Mesquite (Clark County, Nevada) · GeoNames
Best months
Nov–Apr
Country
United States of America
Region
Nevada
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
36.4066, -114.9940
Route start
36.7878, -114.0941
OpenStreetMap
relation 20234540
Wikidata
Q1467414
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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