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Prison Hill Trail - West

4 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Prison Hill Trail - West is a 4-mile out-and-back near Stewart, NV. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,797 – 5,460 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12942, -119.74248
Nearest town Stewart, NV
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Prison Hill Trail - West

4 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 4,796–5,459 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.12942, -119.74248

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Unknown, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  9. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prison-hill-trail-west-out-back-6-km-683f

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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