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Z Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Carson City, NV. It climbs 924 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,790 – 5,545 ft · steepest grade: 42%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16771, -119.78771
Nearest town Carson City, NV

Directions

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Z Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 4,790–5,544 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.16771, -119.78771

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Z Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.4 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

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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