Jeep Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 3,982 ft · 6 hr 37 min
Jeep Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 3,982 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jeep Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 3,982 ft · 6 hr 37 min
Elevation 5,057–7,319 ft
Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: connector · 39.24167, -119.73671
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Jeep Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto East Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Jeep Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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