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Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Capital to Tahoe Trail–Jeep Trail, 3 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 3,177 ft · 6 hr 31 min

Capital to Tahoe Trail–Jeep Trail, 3 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Lakeview, NV. It climbs 3,177 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 8,288 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Timberline Drive 39.18796, -119.81681
Nearest town Lakeview, NV
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Capital to Tahoe Trail–Jeep Trail, 3 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 3,177 ft · 6 hr 31 min

Elevation 5,585–8,289 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: Timberline Drive · 39.18796, -119.81681

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on Timberline Drive, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miBear left onto Franktown Creek Road, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Timberline Drive, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Franktown Creek Road, heading SW.
  6. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Jeep Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ash Canyon Road, heading SE.
  10. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading S.
  11. 2 miReach Timberline Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2 miContinue straight onto Ash Canyon Road, heading SW.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left onto Jeep Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Franktown Creek Road, heading NW.
  17. 1.9 miTurn right onto Timberline Drive, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Franktown Creek Road, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left onto Timberline Drive, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 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/capital-to-tahoe-trail-jeep-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F61°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 92°68°
Wed 92°66°
Thu 95°61°
Fri 95°62°
Sat 95°64°
Sun 96°62°

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