Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.
BLM–Douglas County–Carson Valley Trails Association multi-use loop in the Pine Nut Mountains east of Gardnerville. A moderately challenging ~5.3-mile circuit climbs through pinyon-juniper to open ridgeline views of Carson Valley, the Carson Range, and the Pine Nuts—quiet alternative to Tahoe-side crowds.