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Kings Canyon Road & Lincoln Bypass Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Kings Canyon Road & Lincoln Bypass Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 624 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,427 – 6,050 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road 39.15247, -119.81531
Nearest town Carson City, NV
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Kings Canyon Road & Lincoln Bypass Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,426–6,050 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road · 39.15247, -119.81531

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftReach Kings Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kings-canyon-road-lincoln-bypass-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F61°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 92°67°
Wed 92°66°
Thu 96°61°
Fri 96°62°
Sat 96°64°
Sun 95°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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