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Taylor Spring–Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, 4 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Taylor Spring–Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. The route reaches Taylor Spring at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 2,442 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,427 – 6,697 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road 39.15247, -119.81531
Nearest town Carson City, NV
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Taylor Spring–Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, 4 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 5,426–6,696 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kings Canyon Road · 39.15247, -119.81531

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  5. 4.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miReach Taylor Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 5.1 miContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Bypass Trail, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kings Canyon Road, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/taylor-spring-out-back-21-km-7318

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F61°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 92°67°
Wed 92°66°
Thu 96°61°
Fri 96°62°
Sat 96°64°
Sun 95°63°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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