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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mud Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Link Spur A, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto River End Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Prospect Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Prospect Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto River End Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Mud Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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
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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 6 mi · out & back · via Spring Meyer Road
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Spring Meyer Road
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Spring Meyer Road
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Spring Meyer Road
- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Spring Meyer Road
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Spring Meyer Road
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Spring Meyer Road
- 6.8 mi · out & back · via Spring Meyer Road
More from this trailhead
- Spring Meyer Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft
- Mud Lake Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Horseshoe Bend Road via Spring Meyer Road 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft
- Long Valley Road & Spring Meyer Road 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft
- River End Road via Spring Meyer Road 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,716 ft
- Spring Meyer Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 922 ft
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