Prospect Road via Spring Meyer Road

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,741 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Prospect Road via Spring Meyer Road is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 1,741 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,905 – 5,525 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88586, -119.72366
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV

Directions

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Prospect Road via Spring Meyer Road

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,741 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Elevation 4,904–5,526 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.88586, -119.72366

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: PA-WA-LU stop 178 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mud Lake Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Link Spur A, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miSharp right onto River End Road, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left onto Prospect Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miReach Prospect Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1 miTurn left onto River End Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 450 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading SW.
  22. 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.8 miBear right onto Mud Lake Road, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: PA-WA-LU stop 178 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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