Snow Valley Peak–Marlette Lake, 6 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. The route passes Spooner Lake, Snow Valley Peak and Marlette Lake. It climbs 2,649 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,952 – 9,200 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10530, -119.91599
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Snow Valley Peak–Marlette Lake, 6 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 2,649 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,951–9,201 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: 39.10530, -119.91599
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Spooner Lake.
- 300 ftTurn right onto North Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto Snow Valley Peak, heading NE.
- 1.4 miPass Snow Valley Peak.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Marlette Lake Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Marlette Lake.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Marlette Dam Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Marlette Lake Trail, heading S.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto North Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
82°62°
Wed
83°56°
Thu
88°53°
Fri
88°55°
Sat
88°56°
Sun
88°53°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Spooner Lake & North Canyon Road Loop 1.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Spooner Summit via Tahoe Rim Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 149 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 149 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 355 ft
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