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Powerline Road is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 3,163 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,731 – 5,912 ft · steepest grade: 31%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Garnet Way 39.20333, -119.76844
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV

Directions

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Powerline Road

11.9 mi · ▲ 3,163 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 4,731–5,914 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Garnet Way · 39.20333, -119.76844

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Garnet Way, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading W.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  43. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  44. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  48. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  49. 50 ftTurn left onto Garnet Way, heading E.
  50. 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 surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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