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Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail–Creek Trail, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,578 ft · 6 hr 27 min

Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail–Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Lakeview, NV. It climbs 2,578 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 6,697 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17510, -119.80331
Nearest town Lakeview, NV
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Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail–Creek Trail, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,578 ft · 6 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,068–6,696 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.17510, -119.80331

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading W.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 1 miBear left onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 4.7 miContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miReach Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading N.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading N.
  17. 4.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 1.3 miBear right onto Creek Trail, heading E.
  19. 1 miContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading E.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ash-canyon-road-ash-canyon-to-kings-canyon-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 93°F53°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 95°65°
Wed 95°65°
Thu 97°63°
Fri 97°64°
Sat 97°65°
Sun 97°64°

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