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.

Elevation

0 mi4,882 – 5,378 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90023, -119.71915
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mud Lake Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Link Spur A, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 1.1 miTurn left onto Link Spur A, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mud Lake Road, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 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.

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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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