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Silver Saddle Ranch

Bitterbrush Loop–Prison Hill Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Bitterbrush Loop–Prison Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Pinyon Hills, NV. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,626 – 4,810 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mexican Ditch Trail 39.14287, -119.71738
Nearest town Pinyon Hills, NV
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Bitterbrush Loop–Prison Hill Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 4,625–4,809 ft

Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch

Trailhead: Mexican Ditch Trail · 39.14287, -119.71738

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on Prison Hill Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left onto Sagebrush Loop, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bitterbrush Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Prison Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sagebrush Loop, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.3 miArrive 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-prison-hill-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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