Duck Hill & County Road 285 via County Road 282
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,552 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Duck Hill & County Road 285 via County Road 282 is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. The route reaches Duck Hill at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,552 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,807 – 5,912 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Garnet Way 39.20333, -119.76844
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
Directions
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Duck Hill & County Road 285 via County Road 282
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,552 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 4,805–5,914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Garnet Way · 39.20333, -119.76844
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start on Garnet Way, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn 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.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto County Road 282, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Duck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto County Road 285, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Garnet Way, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt72% 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°67°
Wed
96°68°
Thu
98°63°
Fri
98°64°
Sat
98°66°
Sun
97°65°
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