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Prison Hill Trail - West is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Stewart, NV. It climbs 1,157 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,813 – 5,371 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13023, -119.74098
Nearest town Stewart, NV

Directions

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Prison Hill Trail - West

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 4,812–5,372 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.13023, -119.74098

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftSharp left onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 350 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

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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