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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.

Elevation

0 mi5,404 – 6,473 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jumbo Grade 39.28170, -119.74170
Nearest town New Washoe City, NV

Directions

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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Jumbo Grade, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left onto Jeep Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miReach Jumbo Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftTurn right onto Jumbo Grade, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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