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
- 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.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Duck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto County Road 284, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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
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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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