Nevada · Trail 16290

Gull

Gull Trail is a 7.7 miles trail in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and e-bikes.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end41.7399, -115.9614 · Directions ↗
Other end41.7150, -115.9905 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length7.7 miles
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade10-12 percent
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers16290
ForestHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (unit 0417)
StatesNevada
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Gull Trail10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.69 inches of precipitation, 27.8 inches of snowFebruary: 1.00 inches of precipitation, 16.7 inches of snowMarch: 1.20 inches of precipitation, 14.9 inches of snowApril: 1.42 inches of precipitation, 12.9 inches of snowMay: 1.60 inches of precipitation, 3.9 inches of snowJune: 0.78 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowJuly: 0.52 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.42 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.56 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowOctober: 0.83 inches of precipitation, 2.2 inches of snowNovember: 1.13 inches of precipitation, 14.3 inches of snowDecember: 1.69 inches of precipitation, 23.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 18.8°F averageFebruary: 21.8°F averageMarch: 30.7°F averageApril: 38.3°F averageMay: 46.3°F averageJune: 54.4°F averageJuly: 62.8°F averageAugust: 61.2°F averageSeptember: 52.2°F averageOctober: 41.4°F averageNovember: 30.3°F averageDecember: 20.3°F average0 in10 in20 in30 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Wild Horse Rsvr, 9 miles from the trail midpoint at 6,239 feet, station USC00269072 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 13 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 117 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
E-bikesAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Gull Trail?

7.7 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Gull Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and e-bikes. The trail is open to at least one motorized use.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Gull Trail start?

The line begins at 41.7399, -115.9614 and ends at 41.7150, -115.9905. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Gull Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Gull Trail?

Wildhorse Crossing Campground (2.5 mi) is within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Gull Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Gull Trail?

The typical grade is 10-12 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Gull Trail?

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Forest Service unit 0417. The trail is in Nevada.

Source: Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named GULL in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0417. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.