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Long Valley Road–Mud Lake Road, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Long Valley Road–Mud Lake Road, 3 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 724 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,918 – 5,378 ft · steepest grade: 29%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89094, -119.71089
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV
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Long Valley Road–Mud Lake Road, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,919–5,377 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.89094, -119.71089

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mud Lake Road, heading S.
  13. 2.1 miTurn left onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading S.
  14. 4.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Long Valley Road, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Spring Meyer Road, heading NE.
  18. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 1.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 1.8 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-valley-road-mud-lake-road-out-back-3-sights-25-km

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 8 min before dark.

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