County Road 282 & County Road 284 via Powerline Road is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. It climbs 2,682 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,731 – 5,824 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rocky Trail 39.20059, -119.70706
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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County Road 282 & County Road 284 via Powerline Road
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,682 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Elevation 4,731–5,825 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rocky Trail · 39.20059, -119.70706
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto County Road 282, heading W.
- 2.1 miReach County Road 284, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right onto County Road 284, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 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
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed
97°65°
Thu
98°65°
Fri
100°67°
Sat
99°68°
Sun
99°67°
Mon
98°65°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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