Z Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 922 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,794 – 5,545 ft · steepest grade: 41%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16532, -119.79182
Nearest town Carson City, NV
Directions
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Z Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 4,793–5,544 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.16532, -119.79182
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Z Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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