Spooner Lake–Marlette Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches Spooner Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 3,256 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,470 – 8,367 ft · steepest grade: 20%16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Marlette Creek Trail 39.16750, -119.92672
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Spooner Lake–Marlette Creek Trail, 4 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,256 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Elevation 6,469–8,368 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: Marlette Creek Trail · 39.16750, -119.92672
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Marlette Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 4.1 miBear right onto Marlette Lake Trail, heading S.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto North Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Spooner Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Marlette Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 3.1 miBear left onto Marlette Creek Trail, heading N.
- 4 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F53°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°65°
Wed
85°60°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
89°57°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
90°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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