Spring Meyer Road
10 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Spring Meyer Road is a 10-mile out-and-back near Dresslerville, NV. It climbs 857 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,879 – 5,378 ft · steepest grade: 29%10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90022, -119.72373
Nearest town Dresslerville, NV
Directions
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Spring Meyer Road
10 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 4,880–5,377 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.90022, -119.72373
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mud Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Link Spur A, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Mud Lake Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear 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.
Trail surface
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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