Mexican Ditch Trail–Prison Hill Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 10.1-mile loop in Silver Saddle Ranch near Stewart, NV. It climbs 1,643 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,597 – 5,555 ft · steepest grade: 37%10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11393, -119.73900
Nearest town Stewart, NV
Directions
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Mexican Ditch Trail–Prison Hill Trail Loop, 4 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 4,596–5,555 ft
Loop · Silver Saddle Ranch
Trailhead: 39.11393, -119.73900
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Prison Hill Recreation Access, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Prison Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Mexican Ditch Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Riverview Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mexican Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe 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
77% dirt4% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Prison Hill Trail
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