County Road 224 & Dead Man's Creek Loop
7.5 mi · ▲ 2,067 ft · 3 hr 32 min
County Road 224 & Dead Man's Creek Loop is a 7.5-mile loop in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 2,067 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,974 – 5,965 ft · steepest grade: 30%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20743, -119.75570
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
Directions
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County Road 224 & Dead Man's Creek Loop
7.5 mi · ▲ 2,067 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 4,975–5,965 ft
Loop · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: 39.20743, -119.75570
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto County Road 284, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto County Road 224, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach County Road 224, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dead Man's Creek, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 93°F58°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
96°68°
Wed
95°68°
Thu
97°63°
Fri
97°64°
Sat
97°66°
Sun
98°64°
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