Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
The trailhead is unsigned, but begins along a street in the Caughlin Ranch area where a dirt road access the backcountry.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
From the trailhead, the route heads south along a jeep road that runs beneath the power lines.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
The first hilltop view of Reno from the path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
The trail shortly leaves the hillside and heads into a more pine tree-lined backcountry.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
The Reno metro area begins to shrink and become encapsulated by the surrounding mountains.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
Eventually the trail hits an area that feels like the high elevation Sierra Nevada.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
Pine lined single track at the furthest portion of the hike.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
The route traces a wide variety of landscapes, eventually emerging onto a meadowy hillside with Peavine Peak towering in the distance.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
The later portions of the hike follow jeep roads back toward the trailhead.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
Views of Reno and Sparks from high on the trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/15/2021
Wide panorama of the Reno area from the Hunter Lake Loop Trail.