Powerline Road
12 mi · ▲ 3,541 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Powerline Road is a 12-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. It climbs 3,541 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,692 – 5,912 ft · steepest grade: 39%12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19795, -119.70966
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
12 mi · ▲ 3,541 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Elevation 4,692–5,914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.19795, -119.70966
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 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.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 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
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F52°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:57 PM
Wed
84°51°
Thu
84°55°
Fri
77°51°
Sat
81°49°
Sun
71°44°
Mon
72°37°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · loop · via Powerline Road
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
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