County Road 224 via Powerline Road is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Empire, NV. It climbs 3,648 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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County Road 224 via Powerline Road
13.9 mi · ▲ 3,648 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 4,692–6,793 ft
Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: 39.19795, -119.70966
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto County Road 224, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach County Road 224, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dead Man's Creek, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto County Road 224, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · loop · via Powerline Road
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
More from this trailhead
- Powerline Road 14 mi · ▲ 4,249 ft
- Powerline Road 14 mi · ▲ 4,249 ft
- Powerline Road 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,506 ft
- Washoe Lake & Dead Man's Creek via Powerline Road 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,865 ft
- Powerline Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 2,155 ft
- Powerline Road 12 mi · ▲ 3,541 ft
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