Creek Trail via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Creek Trail via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 1,566 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,974 – 5,847 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16693, -119.80656
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Creek Trail via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,975–5,848 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.16693, -119.80656
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 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
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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- Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 3,483 ft
- Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,173 ft
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