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Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

National Forest Development Road 039

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft · 6 hr 8 min

National Forest Development Road 039 is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,543 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,044 – 7,241 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.10321, -119.89554
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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National Forest Development Road 039

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,044–7,240 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.10321, -119.89554

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 039, heading NE.
  6. 7.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 7.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 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/national-forest-development-road-039-out-back-26-km-bc0f

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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