Kings Canyon Road & Voltaire Canyon Road via National Forest Development Road 039
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Kings Canyon Road & Voltaire Canyon Road via National Forest Development Road 039 is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 2,231 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,420 – 6,450 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road 39.15247, -119.81531
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Kings Canyon Road & Voltaire Canyon Road via National Forest Development Road 039
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 5,422–6,449 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road · 39.15247, -119.81531
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Kings Canyon Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Voltaire Canyon Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Kings Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto National Forest Development Road 039, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 13 mi · loop · via National Forest Development Road 039
- 13.1 mi · loop · via National Forest Development Road 039
- 13 mi · out & back · via National Forest Development Road 039
- 16.1 mi · out & back · via National Forest Development Road 039
- 15.9 mi · out & back · via National Forest Development Road 039
- 15.7 mi · out & back · via National Forest Development Road 039
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