Powerline Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. It climbs 1,149 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,692 – 5,335 ft · steepest grade: 43%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19795, -119.70966
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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Powerline Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 4,692–5,335 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.
- 0.8 miReach Powerline Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 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
100% dirt
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°
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
- 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
- Powerline Road 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,506 ft
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