Marlette Lake–Hobart Creek Reservoir, 6 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. The route passes Marlette Lake before reaching Hobart Creek Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,013 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,470 – 8,330 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Marlette Creek Trail 39.16750, -119.92672
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Marlette Lake–Hobart Creek Reservoir, 6 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,013 ft · 6 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,469–8,331 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: Marlette Creek Trail · 39.16750, -119.92672
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Marlette Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miPass Marlette Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Marlette Flume Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Marlette Lake Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Marlette Lake Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Franktown Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Hobart Creek Reservoir.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Hobart Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Marlette Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Franktown Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Marlette Lake Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Capital to Tahoe Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Marlette Lake Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Marlette Dam Road, heading SW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Marlette Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 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
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F53°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°65°
Wed
85°60°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
89°57°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
90°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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