Eagle Valley Trail–Mexican Ditch Trail, 3 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Eagle Valley Trail–Mexican Ditch Trail, 3 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near New Empire, NV. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,610 – 4,728 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16737, -119.72110
Nearest town New Empire, NV
Directions
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Eagle Valley Trail–Mexican Ditch Trail, 3 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 4,610–4,729 ft
Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch
Trailhead: 39.16737, -119.72110
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mexican Ditch Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Eagle Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Unknown, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Eagle Valley Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Mexican Ditch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Unknown, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prison Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Mexican Ditch Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
98°65°
Wed
97°65°
Thu
98°64°
Fri
99°65°
Sat
99°67°
Sun
98°66°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Riverview Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Mexican Ditch Trail–Prison Hill Recreation Access, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Carson River Trail–Mexican Ditch Trail, 5 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Bitterbrush Loop–Mexican Ditch Trail, 6 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft
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