Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Baldy Green–Bob's Trail, 4 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 4,400 ft · 7 hr 26 min
Baldy Green–Bob's Trail, 4 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Carson City, NV. It climbs 4,400 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Baldy Green–Bob's Trail, 4 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 4,400 ft · 7 hr 26 min
Elevation 4,877–8,964 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: 39.17930, -119.79122
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 668 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Deer Run, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Seven Steps, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Deer Run, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Vicee Canyon, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Eagle View Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baldy Green, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bob's Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Four Day, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bob's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Four Day, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ash Canyon Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ash Canyon Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ash Canyon Road, heading NW.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Jeep Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ash Canyon Road, heading NW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Jeep Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Jeep Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Jeep Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Deer Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jeep Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Jeep Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Jeep Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ash Canyon Road, heading E.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Four Day, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bob's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Four Day, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bob's Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Baldy Green, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eagle View Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Vicee Canyon, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Run, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Seven Steps, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Run, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 668 m from the trailhead
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