Lower King's Canyon Waterfall–Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. The route reaches Lower King's Canyon Waterfall at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 2,053 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,427 – 6,405 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road 39.15247, -119.81531
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Lower King's Canyon Waterfall–Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,053 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,426–6,404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road · 39.15247, -119.81531
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miReach Lower King's Canyon Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading W.
- 1.2 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
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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