The road just to the right heads up to another trailhead. Across from the end of the pavement is alocked gate. Take Alexander Lake Road as it winds around hillyterrain. Shortly after the road turns back to the left (north), take a right on Mia Vista Drive, and head to the parking area inside Hidden Valley Regional Park.įrom McCarren Blvd, turn left on Alexander Lake Road, which is just in front of Rattlesnake Mountain. Take a right and follow as it winds around. From here, take either of the two routes described below.įrom McCarren Blvd, turn right on Mira Loma and follow the road as it winds around to Hidden Valley Drive. You can park in the main parking lot (paved), or go left and find a parking spot up closer to the start of the trail. Take a right on Parkway Drive which enters Hidden Valley Regional Park in less than half a mile. Take Pembroke for 1.8 miles until you see Parkway Drive. Take a left up the hill and park anywhere to start the hike.įrom McCarren Blvd, turn left on Pembroke Lane, heading towards the mountain. Take Alexander Lake Road as it winds around hilly terrain. The Virginia Range, including Peak 6075 on the rightįrom McCarren Blvd, turn left on Alexander Lake Road, which is just in front of Rattlesnake Mountain.
Getting to these trailheads is easy and quick from anywhere in Reno. There are multiple trailheads and routes. This section rises over Reno in the Eastern skyline. Road to Nowhere Mountain is located in the Western edge of the Virginia Range as well as the northern part of the range. The views from the summit are excellent, with the colorful hills to the north, the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west and southwest, the Pah Rah Range to the northeast, the rest of the Virginia Range to the southeast, Peavine Peak to the northwest, and the city of Reno 1600' below. Insects, animals, and rattlesnakes are prevalent on the slopes most of the year and the mud is unbearable at certain times of the year. It is recommended that you hike here in late fall or winter. A final route starts at a the Mira Loma Substation to the south, accessed not far past the end of Alexander Lake Road. Two routes start at the end of Alexander Lake Road. Two of the routes start in Hidden Valley Regional Park, and require meandering trails over colorful hills. Each route involves at least two miles of one way distance to the summit and 1500'+ elevation gain. There are five primary routes to the summit. The name "Road to Nowhere" is a local one, and there is no official USGS name.
The road on the mountain dead ends at random spots, including around the south side, where it ends and inexplicably restarts again perhaps 50 yards away, as if they were going to connect it, and decided to quit before they got all the way around. The road actually splits at points high on the mountain, and the west side road can be accessed via a very strong 4WD, and is not recommended. The mountain is known for a road that curves around it, seemingly coming out of nowhere.
A fixture in the Reno skyline looking east, it sits due south of colorful orange hills and has a prominence of about 850'. The Road to Nowhere Mountain, is a mountain in Washoe County, just east of Reno. Peak 6075 in winter from below the summit ridge
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