Jeep Trail & Jumbo Grade is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near New Washoe City, NV. It climbs 1,769 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jeep Trail & Jumbo Grade
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,769 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,402–6,474 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Jumbo Grade · 39.28170, -119.74170
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start on Jumbo Grade, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Jeep Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Jumbo Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Jumbo Grade, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 3.4 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Jumbo Grade Trailhead
- Jeep Trail via Jumbo Grade 2.4 mi · ▲ 824 ft
- Jumbo Grade 5.2 mi · ▲ 910 ft
- Jumbo Grade 6 mi · ▲ 1,402 ft
- Jumbo Grade 6 mi · ▲ 2,011 ft
- Jumbo Grade 6.2 mi · ▲ 936 ft
- East Loop via Jumbo Grade 7 mi · ▲ 936 ft
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