Mexican Dam Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Mexican Dam Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Pinyon Hills, NV. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 21% 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: 21%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10863, -119.71432
Nearest town Pinyon Hills, NV
Directions
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Mexican Dam Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 4,608–4,985 ft
Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch
Trailhead: 39.10863, -119.71432
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mexican Dam Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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- Mexican Dam Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Mexican Dam Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Prison Hill Trail - West 4.2 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Prison Hill 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,448 ft
- Mexican Dam Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft
- Golf Course Outer Trail–River Trail, 3 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 642 ft
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