Powerline Road is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. It climbs 3,101 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,731 – 5,912 ft · steepest grade: 29%13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rocky Trail 39.20059, -119.70706
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
12.7 mi · ▲ 3,101 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 4,731–5,914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rocky Trail · 39.20059, -119.70706
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 6:57 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.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 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.
- 50 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.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Powerline Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
- 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 6:57 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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