Spring Meyer Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Spring Meyer Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 1,067 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Spring Meyer Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 4,881–5,377 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.90023, -119.71915
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mud Lake Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Link Spur A, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Link Spur A, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mud Lake Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.
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