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

  1. Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Borda Meadows Road, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto EZ Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto C Mountain Foothill Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftReach Lake Glen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftBear left onto EZ Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.3 miSharp right onto Borda Meadows Road, heading SW.
  18. 1.1 miSharp right onto Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  19. 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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