Goni - 224 Connector via Powerline Road is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Empire, NV. It climbs 2,671 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Goni - 224 Connector via Powerline Road
11.1 mi · ▲ 2,671 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 4,843–6,793 ft
Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: 39.20315, -119.72733
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 69° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Goni - 224 Connector, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 4.4 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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