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Voltaire Canyon Road

3 mi · ▲ 843 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Voltaire Canyon Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 843 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,528 – 6,329 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13414, -119.80373
Nearest town Carson City, NV
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Voltaire Canyon Road

3 mi · ▲ 843 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,527–6,330 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.13414, -119.80373

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Voltaire Canyon Road, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/voltaire-canyon-road-out-back-5-km-6c6a

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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