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Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. The route reaches Vista at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,247 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,974 – 6,172 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16693, -119.80656
Nearest town Carson City, NV
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Vista via Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 4,975–6,173 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.16693, -119.80656

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Vista, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miReach Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftArrive 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/vista-out-back-7-km-21c9

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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