Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area
Little Valley Road & Musgrove Canyon Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,406 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Little Valley Road & Musgrove Canyon Road is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area near Franktown, NV. It climbs 3,406 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,177 – 6,775 ft · steepest grade: 30%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23770, -119.84835
Nearest town Franktown, NV
Directions
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Little Valley Road & Musgrove Canyon Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,406 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Elevation 5,177–6,776 ft
Out & Back · Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 39.23770, -119.84835
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Musgrove Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Little Valley Road, heading W.
- 3.2 miReach Musgrove Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Musgrove Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 91°F60°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
93°68°
Wed
92°64°
Thu
93°61°
Fri
93°61°
Sat
94°63°
Sun
94°60°
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