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Horseshoe Bend Road via Spring Meyer Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Horseshoe Bend Road via Spring Meyer Road is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 1,044 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,905 – 5,378 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88586, -119.72366
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV
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Horseshoe Bend Road via Spring Meyer Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 4,904–5,378 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.88586, -119.72366

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: PA-WA-LU stop 178 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mud Lake Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Link Spur A, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Horseshoe Bend Road, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miReach Horseshoe Bend Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.8 miBear right onto Spring Meyer Road, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.8 miBear right onto Mud Lake Road, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horseshoe-bend-road-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: PA-WA-LU stop 178 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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