Prison Hill Trail - West Loop is a 2.6-mile loop near Stewart, NV. It climbs 904 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,839 – 5,555 ft · steepest grade: 30%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Koontz Lane 39.13372, -119.73984
Nearest town Stewart, NV
Directions
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Prison Hill Trail - West Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 4,839–5,555 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Koontz Lane · 39.13372, -119.73984
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Odyssey, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 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
42% dirt15% gravel43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 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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- Bitterbrush Loop–Eagle Valley Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
- Odyssey 5 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft
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