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Prison Hill Trail - West

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 2 hr 25 min

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 18% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,813 – 5,371 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13023, -119.74098
Nearest town Stewart, NV
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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. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miArrive 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-9-km-e110

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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