Washoe Lake State Park Beach–East/North Loop, 4 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Washoe Lake State Park Beach–East/North Loop, 4 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near New Washoe City, NV. The route reaches Washoe Lake State Park Beach. It climbs 1,014 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Washoe Lake State Park Beach–East/North Loop, 4 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,034–5,794 ft
Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: 39.24602, -119.76354
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
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- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto North/South Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Washoe Lake State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto East/North Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto East Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Jeep Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Washoe Lake State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto East Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto East/North Loop, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto North/South Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto South Loop, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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