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Duck Hill & County Road 284 via Powerline Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. The route reaches Duck Hill at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 2,203 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,731 – 5,866 ft · steepest grade: 26%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Trail 39.20059, -119.70706
Nearest town Empire, NV

Directions

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Duck Hill & County Road 284 via Powerline Road

10.4 mi · ▲ 2,203 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 4,731–5,867 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rocky Trail · 39.20059, -119.70706

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miBear left onto County Road 282, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miReach Duck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.5 miBear right onto County Road 284, heading E.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  26. 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 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

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 94°F52°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 98°64°
Wed 97°65°
Thu 98°64°
Fri 98°65°
Sat 98°67°
Sun 99°65°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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