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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right onto Musgrove Canyon Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Little Valley Road, heading W.
  8. 3.2 miReach Musgrove Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 3.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Musgrove Canyon Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 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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