AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Borda Meadows Road & Kings Canyon Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Borda Meadows Road & Kings Canyon Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 908 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,387 – 5,801 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.6 mi

Getting there

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

3.5 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,388–5,800 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road · 39.15247, -119.81531

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Borda Meadows Road, heading E.
  3. 1 miReach Kings Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miSharp right onto Kings Canyon Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/borda-meadows-road-kings-canyon-road-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F61°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 92°67°
Wed 92°66°
Thu 96°61°
Fri 96°62°
Sat 96°64°
Sun 95°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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