Prison Hill Trail - West
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Prison Hill Trail - West is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Pinyon Hills, NV. It climbs 1,647 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,613 – 5,446 ft · steepest grade: 38%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12006, -119.70600
Nearest town Pinyon Hills, NV
Directions
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Prison Hill Trail - West
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 4,613–5,447 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.12006, -119.70600
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Mexican Dam Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Prison Hill Trail - West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mexican Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 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
48% dirt26% gravel26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:45 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
- 2.6 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
More from this trailhead
- Mexican Dam Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Carson River Trail–Mexican Dam Trail, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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