Gont Road Loop via Powerline Road
13.4 mi · ▲ 3,133 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Gont Road Loop via Powerline Road is a 13.4-mile loop in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 3,133 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gont Road Loop via Powerline Road
13.4 mi · ▲ 3,133 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,056–7,403 ft
Loop · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: County Road 224 · 39.24450, -119.75785
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start on County Road 224, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Goni Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Gont Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Goni Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Powerline Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto County Road 224, heading W.
- 0.9 miThe loop closes 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 3.5 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from County Road 224 Trailhead
- Washoe Lake & Dead Man's Creek 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- County Road 224 2.5 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Goni - 224 Connector via County Road 224 3.7 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Powerline Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,644 ft
- Powerline Road 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft
- Unknown Loop via Powerline Road 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,768 ft
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