Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Ash Canyon Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 2,872 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Ash Canyon Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Lakeview, NV. It climbs 2,872 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 7,891 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17510, -119.80331
Nearest town Lakeview, NV

Directions

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Ash Canyon Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 2,872 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,068–7,891 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: 39.17510, -119.80331

Weather Aug 3: 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 miSharp right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Ash Canyon Road, heading W.
  10. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 2.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Creek Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1 miContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

31% dirt69% 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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