Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 3,483 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Carson City, NV. It climbs 3,483 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,974 – 7,891 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16693, -119.80656
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 3,483 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 4,975–7,891 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: 39.16693, -119.80656
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ash Canyon Road, heading W.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
23% dirt77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM
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- Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,173 ft
- Creek Trail via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft
- Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft
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