Alder Creek Road–Alder Creek Trail, 5 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Alder Creek Road–Alder Creek Trail, 5 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,162 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,473 – 7,146 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail 39.36515, -120.25462
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Alder Creek Road–Alder Creek Trail, 5 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 6,473–7,147 ft
Out & Back · Red Mountain
Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail · 39.36515, -120.25462
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Rawhide, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Quickdraw, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Broken Spoke, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Crabtree Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach Alder Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Crabtree Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Broken Spoke, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Quickdraw, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rawhide, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pooker's, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Fork, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
84°60°
Wed
84°56°
Thu
88°55°
Fri
89°56°
Sat
89°56°
Sun
88°55°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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