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Jeep Trail via Jumbo Grade is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. It climbs 5,188 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,692 – 7,320 ft · steepest grade: 43%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19795, -119.70966
Nearest town Empire, NV

Directions

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Jeep Trail via Jumbo Grade

15.4 mi · ▲ 5,188 ft · 7 hr 44 min

Elevation 4,692–7,319 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.19795, -119.70966

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 77°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Lower Centennial Loop Connector, heading N.
  8. 3 miTurn right onto Goni Road, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jeep Trail, heading W.
  21. 300 ftBear right onto Jumbo Grade, heading W.
  22. 50 ftReach Jeep Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Jeep Trail, heading W.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miBear right onto Goni Road, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 3 miContinue straight onto Lower Centennial Loop Connector, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  38. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F44°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
80°40°
Sunrise 6:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Mon 81°54°
Tue 80°53°
Wed 84°51°
Thu 82°56°
Fri 81°51°
Sat 83°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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