Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail–Bob's Trail, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,509 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail–Bob's Trail, 5 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 2,509 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,427 – 6,697 ft · steepest grade: 20%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road 39.15247, -119.81531
Nearest town Carson City, NV

Directions

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Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail–Bob's Trail, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,509 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,426–6,696 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road · 39.15247, -119.81531

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  5. 4.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Four Day, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Bob's Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Four Day, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miReach Kings Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bob's Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Four Day, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Ash Canyon Road, heading SW.
  16. 500 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Ash Canyon Road, heading W.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  19. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 4.7 miContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading S.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading S.
  24. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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