Snow Valley Peak–Spooner Lake Loop, 3 summits is a 12.4-mile loop in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. The route passes Snow Valley Peak and Spooner Lake. It climbs 2,308 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,956 – 9,200 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead 39.10454, -119.89692
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Snow Valley Peak–Spooner Lake Loop, 3 summits
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,957–9,201 ft
Loop · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead · 39.10454, -119.89692
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 5.5 miTurn right onto Snow Valley Peak, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Snow Valley Peak.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto North Canyon Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Marlette Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto North Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Spooner Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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