Jeep Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 4,322 ft · 7 hr 26 min
Jeep Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 4,322 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jeep Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 4,322 ft · 7 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,040–7,319 ft
Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: 39.23700, -119.74463
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Jeep Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto East Loop, heading W.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Jeep Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 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 1.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Powerline Road 11.5 mi · ▲ 3,475 ft
- Powerline Road 11.5 mi · ▲ 3,475 ft
- East/North Loop via Jeep Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 4,322 ft
- Centennial Loop 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,938 ft
- Ophir Grade 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,623 ft
- Ophir Grade 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,623 ft
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