Brown's Creek Trail

The climbing is back-loaded — the 0.81 miles stay comparatively easy before most of the 537 ft of gain arrives late. The main climb starts around mile 0.25 and runs 0.31 miles, gaining 308 ft at an average 19%. The steepest sustained pitch averages 22% and begins just past mile 0.61. You finish 272 ft above the start, so the return trip runs mostly downhill.

At 0.8 miles it is longer than 28% of the 54 trails mapped in Washoe County.

It climbs more per mile than 98% of trails in Washoe County.