Jeep Trail & Unknown
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,645 ft · 6 hr 35 min
Jeep Trail & Unknown is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 3,645 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jeep Trail & Unknown
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,645 ft · 6 hr 35 min
Elevation 4,843–7,366 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Unknown · 39.21177, -119.73809
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start on Unknown, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Goni Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Jeep Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Unknown, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Ophir Grade, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Goni Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Unknown, heading S.
- 0.4 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 3.5 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Unknown Trailhead
- Rocky Trail & Unknown via Powerline Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 936 ft
- Goni - 224 Connector & Unknown via Powerline Road 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft
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