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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.

Elevation

0 mi4,692 – 6,792 ft · steepest grade: 41%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19795, -119.70966
Nearest town Empire, NV

Directions

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 2.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 2.3 miTurn right onto County Road 224, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miReach County Road 224, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Dead Man's Creek, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto County Road 224, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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