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Carson Valley Viewpoint & Goni Road via Powerline Road is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. The route reaches Carson Valley Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 2,657 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,731 – 6,792 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Trail 39.20059, -119.70706
Nearest town Empire, NV

Directions

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Carson Valley Viewpoint & Goni Road via Powerline Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,657 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 4,731–6,793 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rocky Trail · 39.20059, -119.70706

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Lower Centennial Loop Connector, heading N.
  7. 2.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Goni Road, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miReach Carson Valley Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Centennial Loop Connector, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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