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Prison Hill–Prison Hill Recreation Access, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Pinyon Hills, NV. The route reaches Prison Hill at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,111 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,607 – 5,725 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14269, -119.71239
Nearest town Pinyon Hills, NV

Directions

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Prison Hill–Prison Hill Recreation Access, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 4,608–5,725 ft

Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch

Trailhead: 39.14269, -119.71239

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prison Hill Recreation Access, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miReach Prison Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Recreation Access, heading N.
  11. 0.4 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

65% dirt8% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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