Long Valley Road–Mud Lake Road, 3 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Long Valley Road–Mud Lake Road, 3 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Gardnerville Ranchos, NV. It climbs 901 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,872 – 5,358 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87440, -119.74076
Nearest town Gardnerville Ranchos, NV
Directions
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Long Valley Road–Mud Lake Road, 3 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 4,874–5,359 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.87440, -119.74076
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mud Lake Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading S.
- 4.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Long Valley Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Spring Meyer Road, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 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
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Indian Creek Ranch Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Indian Creek Ranch Road
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Indian Creek Ranch Road
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Indian Creek Ranch Road
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Indian Creek Ranch Road
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Indian Creek Ranch Road
- 7.5 mi · out & back · via Indian Creek Ranch Road
- 9.2 mi · out & back · via Indian Creek Ranch Road
More from this trailhead
- Spring Meyer Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 781 ft
- Spring Meyer Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 758 ft
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