Dunbar Drive is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near New Washoe City, NV. It climbs 2,692 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,145 – 6,470 ft · steepest grade: 32%14.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dunbar Drive 39.30990, -119.78477
Nearest town New Washoe City, NV
Directions
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Dunbar Drive
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,692 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,144–6,470 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dunbar Drive · 39.30990, -119.78477
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 80°F / low 46° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:58 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.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
46% dirt8% sand46% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F46°
Precip3%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:58 PM
Wed
81°53°
Thu
82°54°
Fri
72°52°
Sat
77°47°
Sun
68°42°
Mon
68°38°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~182 min). Leave by 3:36 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Dunbar Drive Trailhead
- Dunbar Drive 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft
- East Loop 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,204 ft
- East Loop 14 mi · ▲ 3,204 ft
- Jumbo Grade 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,641 ft
- Jumbo Grade 13.4 mi · ▲ 3,675 ft
- Jumbo Grade 13.8 mi · ▲ 4,251 ft
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