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C Mountain Foothill Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 33 min

C Mountain Foothill Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 567 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,698 – 5,030 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14405, -119.77469
Nearest town Carson City, NV
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C Mountain Foothill Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 4,700–5,031 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.14405, -119.77469

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto C Mountain Foothill Trail, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 300 ftArrive 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/c-mountain-foothill-trail-out-back-6-km-a81e

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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