AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spring Meyer Road Loop

7.8 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Spring Meyer Road Loop is a 7.8-mile loop near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 558 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,944 – 5,364 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88599, -119.70781
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV
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Spring Meyer Road Loop

7.8 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 4,944–5,363 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 38.88599, -119.70781

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miBear right onto Mud Lake Road, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 300 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spring-meyer-road-loop-13-km-e702

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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