Powerline Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. It climbs 1,682 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,731 – 5,666 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rocky Trail 39.20059, -119.70706
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,682 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,731–5,668 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rocky Trail · 39.20059, -119.70706
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 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.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 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 SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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