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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Rocky Trail via Powerline Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft
- Powerline Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft
- Rocky Trail & Unknown via Powerline Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,761 ft
- Powerline Road 6 mi · ▲ 1,598 ft
- Centennial Loop via Powerline Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,533 ft
- Powerline Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 2,155 ft
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