Powerline Road & Rocky Trail Loop is a 2-mile loop near Empire, NV. It climbs 441 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,721 – 5,174 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rocky Trail 39.20059, -119.70706
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road & Rocky Trail Loop
2 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 53 min
Elevation 4,720–5,175 ft
Loop
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.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Rocky Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rocky Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
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
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Powerline Road 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,033 ft
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- Duck Hill & County Road 284 via Powerline Road 10.4 mi · ▲ 2,203 ft
- Powerline Road 11.8 mi · ▲ 3,069 ft
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