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Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Musgrove Canyon Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Musgrove Canyon Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Franktown, NV. It climbs 1,839 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,223 – 6,316 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23603, -119.84605
Nearest town Franktown, NV
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Musgrove Canyon Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 5,223–6,317 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: 39.23603, -119.84605

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Musgrove Canyon Road, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miReach Musgrove Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miArrive 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/musgrove-canyon-road-out-back-8-km-c6c5

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 91°F60°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 93°68°
Wed 92°64°
Thu 93°61°
Fri 93°61°
Sat 94°63°
Sun 94°60°

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