Jumbo Grade
6.5 mi · ▲ 2,160 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Jumbo Grade is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near New Washoe City, NV. It climbs 2,160 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jumbo Grade
6.5 mi · ▲ 2,160 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 5,303–7,403 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.28255, -119.74814
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Jumbo Grade, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Jeep Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Jumbo Grade, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Jeep Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 840 ft
- East Loop 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,087 ft
- Jumbo Grade 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,550 ft
- East Loop 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft
- Jumbo Grade 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft
- Jumbo Grade 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft
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