Powerline Road
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,370 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Powerline Road is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 3,370 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Powerline Road
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,370 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,017–7,366 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.21907, -119.73729
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Goni Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ophir Grade, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Goni Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Powerline Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 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 2.4 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · loop · via Powerline Road
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
More from this trailhead
- County Road 284 3.8 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- Powerline Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 918 ft
- Powerline Road & Rocky Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 816 ft
- County Road 284 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft
- Rocky Trail Loop via Powerline Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,095 ft
- County Road 284 7.7 mi · ▲ 2,193 ft
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