Juniper Valley Ranch Road
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Juniper Valley Ranch Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Johnson Lane, NV. It climbs 1,062 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Juniper Valley Ranch Road
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 4,683–5,290 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.05307, -119.74991
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Juniper Valley Ranch Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Vicky Lane, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 3.8 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Vicky Lane 5.9 mi · ▲ 522 ft
- Juniper Valley Ranch Road 9.4 mi · ▲ 997 ft
- Juniper Valley Ranch Road 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,402 ft
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