County Road 224
7.4 mi · ▲ 2,446 ft · 3 hr 41 min
County Road 224 is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 2,446 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,849 – 5,965 ft · steepest grade: 32%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20442, -119.77022
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
Directions
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County Road 224
7.4 mi · ▲ 2,446 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 4,850–5,965 ft
Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: 39.20442, -119.77022
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto County Road 224, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach County Road 224, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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- County Road 284 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft
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