Jumbo Grade
6 mi · ▲ 1,402 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Jumbo Grade is a 6-mile out-and-back near New Washoe City, NV. It climbs 1,402 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jumbo Grade
6 mi · ▲ 1,402 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 5,419–6,695 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.28141, -119.73943
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Jumbo Grade, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Jeep Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Ophir Grade, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jeep Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Jumbo Grade, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Jeep Trail via Jumbo Grade 2.4 mi · ▲ 824 ft
- Jumbo Grade 5.2 mi · ▲ 910 ft
- Jumbo Grade 6 mi · ▲ 2,011 ft
- Jumbo Grade 6.2 mi · ▲ 936 ft
- East Loop via Jumbo Grade 7 mi · ▲ 936 ft
- Jumbo Grade 7 mi · ▲ 1,582 ft
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