Lake Glen–Borda Meadows Road, 4 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 2,043 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Lake Glen–Borda Meadows Road, 4 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. The route reaches Lake Glen at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,043 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,708 – 5,801 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road 39.15247, -119.81531
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Lake Glen–Borda Meadows Road, 4 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 2,043 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 4,707–5,800 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
- Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Borda Meadows Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto EZ Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto C Mountain Foothill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Lake Glen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto EZ Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Borda Meadows Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 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
84% dirt16% unspecified
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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