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 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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 SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 66°F53°
Precip12%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity47%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat
71°48°
Sun
71°49°
Mon
75°44°
Tue
82°49°
Wed
83°60°
Thu
85°62°
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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