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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

  1. Start on Atoma Road, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftBear left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading W.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftSharp left onto Atoma Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Old Sky Tavern Singletrack, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto College Boy, heading E.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline DH, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Rock, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftBear right onto Dual Slalom Left Line, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Dual Slalom Right Line, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Dual Slalom Left Line, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dual Slalom Right Line, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Dual Slalom Approach, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miSharp left onto Atoma Road, heading SW.
  23. 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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