Prison Hill Recreation Access–Prison Hill Trail - West, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Stewart, NV. It climbs 1,514 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,633 – 5,522 ft · steepest grade: 31%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Koontz Lane 39.13372, -119.73984
Nearest town Stewart, NV
Directions
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Prison Hill Recreation Access–Prison Hill Trail - West, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,514 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 4,632–5,521 ft
Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch
Trailhead: Koontz Lane · 39.13372, -119.73984
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Odyssey, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Prison Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Recreation Access, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Prison Hill Trail - West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Odyssey, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt7% gravel23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail - West
- 2.4 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail - West
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail - West
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail - West
- 2.6 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail - West
- 2.9 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail - West
- 2.9 mi · loop · via Prison Hill Trail - West
- 3 mi · out & back · via Prison Hill Trail - West
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