Silver Saddle Ranch

Mexican Dam Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Mexican Dam Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Stewart, NV. It climbs 642 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,607 – 4,984 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10787, -119.71563
Nearest town Stewart, NV

Directions

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Mexican Dam Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 4,608–4,985 ft

Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch

Trailhead: 39.10787, -119.71563

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mexican Dam Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 350 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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