Jarbidge Wilderness

[canadug]

Has anyone backpacked in the Jarbidge Wilderness in North-Eastern Nevada? I have found some information on the internet but not a whole lot. Looks like an amazing isolated area that sees few people. Hoping to explore that region this August.

 

[Bob]

Isolated ... Yes. Not many trail. Sparse water

 

[canadug]

Isolated ... Yes. Not many trail. Sparse water

Thanks! I have found a couple of maps with trails but not much on the quality of those trails.

 

[regehr]

here's a report I posted a few years ago https://blog.regehr.org/archives/1832 that (iirc) comments a bit on trail quality. which was highly variable, definitely plan on doing some routefinding. also do a web search for "jarbidge" and "fretwater" -- that's a blog that has a couple of posts that also talk about trail quality. when I was there (midsummer) there was a lot of water around, my usual desert-style approach to water is to filter a lot of it at a time and that wasn't necessary, we basically just grabbed a liter or two using my friend's befree bottle every now and then -- saved on the carrying and also this meant we got cold water to drink.

and don't search for "jarbridge" it's "jarbidge"

 

[regehr]

also I ran across a nasty nest of ticks while off-trail. ticks in Nevada!!! I was pulling them off of me for like 2 days. my friend didn't get a single one, must have been an isolated pocket.

 

[Bob]

Isolated ... Yes. Not many trail. Sparse water

Maybe you're a tick magnet ... Lol

 

[regehr]

Maybe you're a tick magnet ... Lol

I'm a magnet for everything that sucks blood. just got back from the Capitol Reef area and even though the wind was incessant I have a bunch of cedar gnat bites.

back to Jarbidge: Mike White's Backpacking Nevada book has a route or two there

 

[canadug]

Mike White's Backpacking Nevada

Ticks and Lyme infected ticks are even found in parks here in Vancouver, Canada......Those awful little things are everywhere now

 

[Bob]

Quick serch found this :

 

[canadug]

Quick serch found this :

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Found that as well.....Thanks.....Chatted with someone who lives in Jarbidge this afternoon. They did not have much info about the condition of the trails but did say they received epic snowfall this season.

 

[canadug]

here's a report I posted a few years ago https://blog.regehr.org/archives/1832 that (iirc) comments a bit on trail quality. which was highly variable, definitely plan on doing some routefinding. also do a web search for "jarbidge" and "fretwater" -- that's a blog that has a couple of posts that also talk about trail quality. when I was there (midsummer) there was a lot of water around, my usual desert-style approach to water is to filter a lot of it at a time and that wasn't necessary, we basically just grabbed a liter or two using my friend's befree bottle every now and then -- saved on the carrying and also this meant we got cold water to drink.

and don't search for "jarbridge" it's "jarbidge"

After I posted this I realized it was Jarbidge not Jarbridge I really like getting to places 'Off the beaten path'! Enjoyed reading about your trip out there....Thanks.

 

[scatman]

I've got the wilderness map, does that count?

 

[Rockskipper]

Tick magnet - pretty bad, Bob. LOL