Voltaire Canyon Road is a 5-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 1,354 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,862 – 6,034 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13749, -119.80673
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Voltaire Canyon Road
5 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 4,863–6,034 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.13749, -119.80673
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Voltaire Canyon Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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