AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mud Lake Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Mud Lake Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 716 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,905 – 5,378 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88586, -119.72366
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV
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Mud Lake Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 4,904–5,377 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.88586, -119.72366

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: PA-WA-LU stop 178 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mud Lake Road, heading S.
  8. 2.1 miReach Mud Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mud-lake-road-out-back-9-km-715d

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: PA-WA-LU stop 178 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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