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Washoe Lake State Park

County Road 284 & Dead Man's Creek via County Road 282

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft · 3 hr 4 min

County Road 284 & Dead Man's Creek via County Road 282 is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Lakeview, NV. It climbs 1,414 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,256 – 5,965 ft · steepest grade: 29%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.21636, -119.79166
Nearest town Lakeview, NV
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County Road 284 & Dead Man's Creek via County Road 282

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 5,256–5,965 ft

Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park

Trailhead: 39.21636, -119.79166

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto County Road 282, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Dead Man's Creek, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto County Road 224, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 1.3 miTurn left onto County Road 282, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/duck-hill-out-back-10-km-fd9f

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F50°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:58 PM
Wed 79°53°
Thu 82°51°
Fri 72°49°
Sat 77°44°
Sun 68°40°
Mon 68°34°

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