Jungo Road, Nevada


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Relatively soon, I will be headed to Black Rock City out in Nevada to attend the 2013 Burning Man, Cargo Cult. During Burning Man, Black Rock City becomes Nevada’s third-largest city for the week that the event is held. To get there most take State Route 447, but I take a shortcut to get there. Which just so happens to be off-road.

If you’re driving from the east to get to Burning Man, I highly recommend taking Jungo Road (State Route 49). I was able to shave 4 hours of my driving time, with the way I drove getting there.

Jungo Road Winnemucca to Gerlach
Jungo Road begins in the town Winnemucca and continues crossing the beautiful Kamma Mountains until finally reaching the town Gerlach. The road is hard-packed gravel. For the most part, it was hard for me to believe that the road wasn’t paved with how well it drove. While other sections would be very uncomfortable without four-wheel drive or a full-size spare tire. Most of the road follows along the feather river route train tracks. I was passed by the occasional mining truck, but for the most part, I felt alone out there.

Kamma Mountains Jungo Road

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