Powerline Road
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Powerline Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 1,251 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,800 – 5,666 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20346, -119.73088
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 4,798–5,668 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.20346, -119.73088
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 69° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 96°F69°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed
96°68°
Thu
98°64°
Fri
98°64°
Sat
98°66°
Sun
98°65°
Mon
97°63°
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