Spring Meyer Road

7 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Spring Meyer Road is a 7-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 301 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,922 – 5,194 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88951, -119.71082
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV

Directions

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Spring Meyer Road

7 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 4,920–5,194 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.88951, -119.71082

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 1.8 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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