Jeep Trail
8 mi · ▲ 2,206 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Jeep Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 2,206 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,204 – 7,402 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24730, -119.75146
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
Directions
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Jeep Trail
8 mi · ▲ 2,206 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 5,204–7,403 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.24730, -119.75146
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Jeep Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 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
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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