Clover Creek Road

Total Miles
9.8

Elevation

1,885.96 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

Jarbidge is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The route is located at the bottom of the Jarbidge River's canyon near the north end of the Jarbidge Mountains, and fully lies within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is near the northwest edge of the Jarbidge Wilderness, which is approximately 10 miles south of the Idaho-Nevada border. Jarbidge lies in the middle of a section of Humbolt National Forest in the northeastern corner of Nevada. Surrounded on all sides by high plains and dry desert, the Jarbidge Wilderness Area is 113,000 incongruous acres of mountains, rivers, and wooded canyons just begging to be explored.

Photos of Clover Creek Road

Clover Creek Road
Clover Creek Road

Difficulty

This is a generally clear smooth road, but it can get extremely muddy after rain or snowmelt.

History

First there was a Shoshone legend of a cannibalistic giant, finally captured and trapped in a cave to the relief of the native people. Then there was the gold rush in 1909, when Jarbidge became a remote and lively mining camp. The town claims the dubious honor of being the setting for America's last mail stagecoach robbery in 1916, a wild-west story involving stolen cash and bloody handprints.Historic structures still stand around town, lovingly maintained and spruced up for visitors. The old jail, where the stagecoach robber did time, has fake skeletons lounging in the cells. Though Jarbidge is sometimes referred to as a ghost town, it is very much alive and vibrant

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

There are no status reports yet for this trail.

Access Description

This particular route is designed to connect to two existing OnX routes to complete a larger loop. Noted locally for its extreme remoteness, no paved roads exist within almost 20 miles of Jarbidge. The community is usually and most easily accessed using a motor vehicle by way of Three Creek Road, which originates along U.S. Route 93 in Rogerson, Twin Falls County, Idaho; the final 18 miles of this route are unimproved but usually open all year. From Elko, the easiest access is by proceeding 55 miles north along Nevada State Route 225, then 27 miles east along Elko County Road 746, the North Fork-Charleston Road (signed for Charleston and Jarbidge), and finally 22 miles north along Elko County Road 748, the Charleston-Jarbidge Road. The latter two segments of this route are unimproved, at points present serious road hazards, and receive no winter maintenance. They are often closed from as early as October or November to as late as June or July due to heavy snowfall.

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