AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mud Lake Road & River End Road via Indian Creek Ranch Road

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,373 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Mud Lake Road & River End Road via Indian Creek Ranch Road is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 1,373 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,912 – 5,525 ft · steepest grade: 30%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89275, -119.71320
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV
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Mud Lake Road & River End Road via Indian Creek Ranch Road

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,373 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 4,912–5,526 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.89275, -119.71320

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miBear right onto River End Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miReach River End Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading SW.
  19. 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mud Lake Road, heading N.
  21. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mud-lake-road-river-end-road-out-back-21-km-e8e8

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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