Dunbar Drive is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near New Washoe City, NV. It climbs 1,654 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dunbar Drive
11.1 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 5,144–6,470 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dunbar Drive · 39.30990, -119.78477
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start on Dunbar Drive, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Lord Street, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dunbar Drive, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dunbar Drive Trailhead
- Ophir Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft
- Jeep Trail via Jumbo Grade 8.9 mi · ▲ 2,397 ft
- Jumbo Grade Loop 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,398 ft
- Jumbo Grade Loop 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,724 ft
- Dunbar Drive 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,470 ft
- Dunbar Drive 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,634 ft
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