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Kings Canyon Road & Voltaire Canyon Road via National Forest Development Road 039

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Kings Canyon Road & Voltaire Canyon Road via National Forest Development Road 039 is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 2,231 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,420 – 6,450 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road 39.15247, -119.81531
Nearest town Carson City, NV
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Kings Canyon Road & Voltaire Canyon Road via National Forest Development Road 039

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 5,422–6,449 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road · 39.15247, -119.81531

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Kings Canyon Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Voltaire Canyon Road, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miReach Kings Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miBear right onto National Forest Development Road 039, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading NE.
  12. 1.2 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/kings-canyon-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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