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Spring Meyer Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Spring Meyer Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 899 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,918 – 5,378 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88951, -119.71082
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV
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Spring Meyer Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 4,919–5,378 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. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mud Lake Road, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Link Spur A, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.8 miBear right onto Mud Lake Road, heading N.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spring-meyer-road-out-back-14-km-e1fc

Trail surface

87% dirt13% 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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