Jeep Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,425 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Jeep Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 2,425 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jeep Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,425 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 5,204–7,420 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.24730, -119.75146
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Jeep Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 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 3.7 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Jeep Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft
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