Prison Hill–Bitterbrush Loop Loop, 7 sights is an 8-mile loop in Silver Saddle Ranch near New Empire, NV. The route reaches Prison Hill. It climbs 1,476 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,610 – 5,725 ft · steepest grade: 38%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16008, -119.72517
Nearest town New Empire, NV
Directions
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Prison Hill–Bitterbrush Loop Loop, 7 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,476 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 4,610–5,725 ft
Loop · Silver Saddle Ranch
Trailhead: 39.16008, -119.72517
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sagebrush Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bitterbrush Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Prison Hill.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mexican Dam Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Prision Hill Recreation Access, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Carson River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt5% gravel42% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F53°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
97°65°
Wed
97°66°
Thu
99°64°
Fri
99°65°
Sat
99°67°
Sun
98°66°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Prison Hill Recreation Access & Prison Hill Trail 3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Bitterbrush Loop–Desert Peach, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Bitterbrush Loop–Desert Peach Loop, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
- Golf Course Outer Trail–Mexican Ditch Trail, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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