Prison Hill Recreation Access–Prison Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Pinyon Hills, NV. It climbs 686 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,597 – 5,296 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Riverview Trail 39.16026, -119.71055
Nearest town Pinyon Hills, NV
Directions
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Prison Hill Recreation Access–Prison Hill Trail, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 4,598–5,296 ft
Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch
Trailhead: Riverview Trail · 39.16026, -119.71055
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Riverview Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mexican Dam Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Prison Hill Recreation Access, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Recreation Access, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mexican Dam Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto River Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Riverview Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 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
68% dirt5% gravel27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Riverview Trail Trailhead
- Mexican Dam Trail & River Trail via Riverview Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Golf Course Outer Trail & Riverview Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mexican Ditch Trail–Prision Hill Recreation Access Loop, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Prison Hill–Mexican Ditch Trail Loop, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
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