Name: Jones Whites Creek Loop
Rating: 3.8

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3.8 from 8 votes

#4

in Galena, Thomas, and Whites Creek

#12666

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3.8 from 8 votes

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Looking towards Reno from the top of the ridge.

Sep 15, 2025 near Mogul, NV

1/20/20 hike. Sharing photo to show conditions of trail. Icy and slippery. Bring clip-ons for shoes to get better traction. Snow is not deep. Just icy.

Feb 6, 2020 near Incline…, NV

Aug 29, 2019 near Incline…, NV

Don't miss this sign. Turn right and head uphill.

Nov 6, 2022 near Reno, NV

13 Mar 2020; Dry Pond Bridge Crossing over Whites Creek. CROSS the bridge to Jones Whites Creek Loop + Church's Pond Trail (N39° 22.726' W119° 51.377')

Nov 7, 2022 near Mogul, NV

8,111 feet elevation; Panoramic view from overlook (N39° 22.006' W119° 53.167'); Cloud shrouded Mt Rose in the background. Washoe Lake in the background.

Oct 27, 2022 near Mogul, NV

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Aug 30, 2025

Tilman Giese

Oct 25, 2022

AZ Claimjumper

My longer hike is because I hiked up to Church's Pond as part of Jones Whites Creek Loop. ALL 3 WATER CROSSING bridges or logs have been washed away. — 8h 00m

Jan 17, 2021

Sophia Showalter

Great trail, snowy and icy near the bottom and on the northwest side primarily. Beautiful scenery. 8.9mi — 4h 25m

Oct 6, 2019

Jeff Kessler

Aug 29, 2019

Karen Clark

Steep in places but beautiful 2.9mi

Aug 29, 2019

Karen Clark

Steep but beautiful 2.9mi

Jul 1, 2019

Ken C

2h 00m

May 25, 2019

Joe Francis

half mile in only 0.9mi — 0h 29m

May 11, 2019

Chari Woodrum

Cool morning to exercise the dog

Jul 4, 2018

Vivian Ashley Cacatian

May 13, 2018

James Mueller

8.9mi

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Jones Whites Creek Loop

8.9

14.3

Point to Point

8,093' 2,467 m

6,264' 1,909 m

2,176' 663 m

1,935' 590 m

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