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Powerline Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 1,093 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,731 – 5,164 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.21788, -119.74174
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV

Directions

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Powerline Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 4,731–5,164 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.21788, -119.74174

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 12% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 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 surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F53°
Precip12%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity47%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sat 71°48°
Sun 71°49°
Mon 75°44°
Tue 82°49°
Wed 83°60°
Thu 85°62°

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