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Bitterbrush Loop–Eagle Valley Trail, 3 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Bitterbrush Loop–Eagle Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Stewart, NV. It climbs 1,183 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,708 – 5,371 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prison Hill Trail - West 39.13469, -119.73810
Nearest town Stewart, NV
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Bitterbrush Loop–Eagle Valley Trail, 3 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 4,709–5,372 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Prison Hill Trail - West · 39.13469, -119.73810

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Odyssey, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bitterbrush Loop, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sagebrush Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Eagle Valley Trail, heading N.
  12. 500 ftReach Bitterbrush Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Sagebrush Loop, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bitterbrush Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Odyssey, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bitterbrush-loop-eagle-valley-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 96°65°
Wed 96°67°
Thu 98°63°
Fri 98°64°
Sat 98°66°
Sun 97°65°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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