Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
County Route 270–Deer Run, 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 3,404 ft · 5 hr 18 min
County Route 270–Deer Run, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Lakeview, NV. It climbs 3,404 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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County Route 270–Deer Run, 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 3,404 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 4,913–6,792 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: 39.18346, -119.79165
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 229 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Jack Rabbit, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Deer Run, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Seven Steps, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Deer Run, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Vicee Canyon, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Vicee - Lower Ash Connector, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Vicee Canyon, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Drive, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Franktown Creek Road, heading NW.
- 2.2 miReach Deer Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Timberline Drive, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Vicee Canyon, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vicee - Lower Ash Connector, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Vicee Canyon, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Run, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Seven Steps, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Run, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jack Rabbit, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 229 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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