Prison Hill Trail - West is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Stewart, NV. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,695 – 4,964 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13693, -119.73674
Nearest town Stewart, NV
Directions
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Prison Hill Trail - West
4.8 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 4,694–4,965 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.13693, -119.73674
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Odyssey, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Prison Hill Trail - West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Odyssey, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 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
71% gravel7% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 93°F52°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
96°64°
Wed
96°65°
Thu
98°63°
Fri
98°64°
Sat
98°66°
Sun
97°65°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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