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Prison Hill Trail - West is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Stewart, NV. It climbs 1,724 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,751 – 5,555 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11393, -119.73900
Nearest town Stewart, NV

Directions

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Prison Hill Trail - West

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,724 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 4,750–5,555 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.11393, -119.73900

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Unknown, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading S.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 200 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% dirt1% gravel51% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 96°F65°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 96°65°
Thu 99°61°
Fri 99°62°
Sat 99°63°
Sun 99°62°
Mon 98°59°

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