Voltaire Canyon Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 1,620 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,862 – 6,329 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13414, -119.80373
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Voltaire Canyon Road
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,620 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 4,863–6,330 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.13414, -119.80373
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Voltaire Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.7 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 SW.
- 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.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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