Bitterbrush Loop–Carson River Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Bitterbrush Loop–Carson River Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Pinyon Hills, NV. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,623 – 4,810 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Carson River Trail 39.14089, -119.71518
Nearest town Pinyon Hills, NV
Directions
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Bitterbrush Loop–Carson River Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 4,623–4,809 ft
Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch
Trailhead: Carson River Trail · 39.14089, -119.71518
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on Carson River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Sagebrush Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bitterbrush Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Carson River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sagebrush Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Carson River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.6 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail
- 7.7 mi · out & back · via Prison Hill Trail
- 8.4 mi · out & back · via Prison Hill Trail
- 10.1 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail
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