Powerline Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 1,036 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,731 – 5,174 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 39.22121, -119.74306
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,036 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 4,731–5,174 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 39.22121, -119.74306
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 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
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