Powerline Road is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. It climbs 3,841 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,731 – 7,366 ft · steepest grade: 28%14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rocky Trail 39.20059, -119.70706
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,841 ft · 6 hr 29 min
Elevation 4,731–7,366 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Goni Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 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
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
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- County Road 282 & County Road 284 via Powerline Road 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,682 ft
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- Jeep Trail via Powerline Road 14.9 mi · ▲ 4,036 ft
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