Alder Creek Trail–Cinammon Twist, 7 sights
2 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 44 min
Alder Creek Trail–Cinammon Twist, 7 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,641 – 6,795 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dogonit 39.36020, -120.25560
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Alder Creek Trail–Cinammon Twist, 7 sights
2 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 44 min
Elevation 6,640–6,794 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dogonit · 39.36020, -120.25560
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Dogonit, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Silver Streak, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Night Hawk, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Silver Streak, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Silver Streak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pooker's, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Sundance Cutoff, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild West, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Lightning, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wild West, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rough Rider, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Silver Streak, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Night Hawk, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Silver Streak, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Dogonit, heading SW.
- 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
94% dirt6% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F45°
Precip2%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon
73°51°
Tue
71°47°
Wed
76°46°
Thu
71°46°
Fri
70°43°
Sat
71°42°
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