Trail Overview

Also named River End Road K or 42765K, this road takes you down a wash that ends at the East Walker River. Alongside the river at the base of a hillside is a hot spring pool lined with concrete and stones. You will descend over one thousand feet in its 6 miles going through off-camber, steep, and narrow shelf sections. This author has had a high clearance 4x4 with a trailer down the route in the past but made the last trip in a SxS. On the most recent trip in a SxS, the trail was very washed out in sections, and I am not sure it is possible in a high-clearance 4x4. This is a very remote area always travel with multiple vehicles.

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Difficulty

This trail has sections of narrow shelfs with long drop-offs, off-camber sections, erosion, loose rocks, sand, and washed-out areas should be expected. Always travel with multiple vehicles with winches. There is not much to winch off of other than a second vehicle. If trail conditions do not allow you to continue to the bottom, you may be backing up a long, narrow trail for a long way for a place to turn around. Conditions vary from year to year.

Technical Rating

Big Cat

Mar 27, 2026

Open

Too off camber for me. Jeep was reading 23° leaning towards the wash. Other two trails near by were obstructed/ washed out. Maybe a SxS with friends would be OK. Too rich for my lily white Jeep.

Quinn Zunino

Jul 21, 2025

Open

This road is bad but passable in full size with care. Do not be like the group of people I stopped who were going to attempt to tow a trailer down this. You will not make it with a trailer. Loose, steep grades with washouts that you will slide in. Extreme care will get a full size down.

Connor Fox

May 24, 2025

Open

Still accessible by High clearance 4x4. There is one spot that might be pushing it for some as it's quite steep and washed out. If you have good clearance it shouldn't be a problem yet, next year maybe. Took me 35 minutes to complete on my way out.

Mike Stoller

Jan 31, 2025

Open

Added this report from trip in 2014 to add more photos.