Powerline Road
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,430 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Powerline Road is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 2,430 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,849 – 5,912 ft · steepest grade: 32%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20442, -119.77022
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,430 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 4,850–5,914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.20442, -119.77022
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · loop · via Powerline Road
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
More from this trailhead
- Powerline Road 12 mi · ▲ 3,107 ft
- Powerline Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 3,163 ft
- Powerline Road 9.4 mi · ▲ 2,486 ft
- County Road 224 7.4 mi · ▲ 2,446 ft
- Duck Hill & County Road 285 via County Road 282 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,552 ft
- County Road 284 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft
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