Rock Lake–County Road 315, 3 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area near Washoe City, NV. The route reaches Rock Lake. It climbs 2,675 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,177 – 7,090 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30197, -119.83445
Nearest town Washoe City, NV
Directions
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Rock Lake–County Road 315, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,675 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,178–7,091 ft
Out & Back · Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 39.30197, -119.83445
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Rock Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto County Road 315, heading W.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Little Valley Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto County Road 315, heading N.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 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
23% dirt1% other76% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ophir Creek Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 3,781 ft
- Ophir Creek Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 3,754 ft
- Rock Lake via Ophir Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,377 ft
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