Ophir Grade
7.7 mi · ▲ 2,309 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Ophir Grade is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 2,309 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ophir Grade
7.7 mi · ▲ 2,309 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 5,942–7,366 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 39.24167, -119.73671
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ophir Grade, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 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 2.8 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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