Powerline Road is a 14-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. It climbs 4,249 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,692 – 7,366 ft · steepest grade: 38%15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19795, -119.70966
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
14 mi · ▲ 4,249 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Elevation 4,692–7,366 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.19795, -119.70966
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.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Lower Centennial Loop Connector, heading N.
- 3 miTurn right onto Goni Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ophir Grade, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Goni Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Lower Centennial Loop Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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
50% dirt50% unspecified
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°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Rocky Trail via Powerline Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft
- Powerline Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft
- Rocky Trail & Unknown via Powerline Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,761 ft
- Powerline Road 6 mi · ▲ 1,598 ft
- Centennial Loop via Powerline Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,533 ft
- Powerline Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 2,155 ft
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