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Lincoln Bypass Trail & Voltaire Canyon Road via National Forest Development Road 039 is a 13-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 3,194 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,869 – 6,444 ft · steepest grade: 34%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16232, -119.79361
Nearest town Carson City, NV

Directions

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Lincoln Bypass Trail & Voltaire Canyon Road via National Forest Development Road 039

13 mi · ▲ 3,194 ft · 5 hr 56 min

Elevation 4,868–6,444 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.16232, -119.79361

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Voltaire Canyon Road, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miReach Voltaire Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miBear right onto National Forest Development Road 039, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miSharp left onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading NE.
  19. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Longview Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 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

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 96°F66°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 95°69°
Thu 98°63°
Fri 98°64°
Sat 98°66°
Sun 97°65°
Mon 96°63°

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