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Prison Hill Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Stewart, NV. It climbs 1,550 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,682 – 5,555 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13137, -119.73956
Nearest town Stewart, NV

Directions

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Prison Hill Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,550 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,684–5,555 ft

Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch

Trailhead: 39.13137, -119.73956

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 1 miReach Prison Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 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

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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