Atoma Road–College Boy Loop, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile loop near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 439 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,924 – 8,337 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Atoma Road 39.32960, -119.88722
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
Directions
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Atoma Road–College Boy Loop, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 7,923–8,338 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Atoma Road · 39.32960, -119.88722
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Atoma Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Atoma Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Old Sky Tavern Singletrack, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto College Boy, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline DH, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Rock, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dual Slalom Left Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dual Slalom Right Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dual Slalom Left Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dual Slalom Right Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dual Slalom Approach, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Atoma Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed
77°58°
Thu
84°53°
Fri
85°54°
Sat
84°55°
Sun
83°54°
Mon
82°53°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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