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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
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Dogonit, heading N.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Silver Streak, heading N.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Night Hawk, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Silver Streak, heading N.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftSharp left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express, heading N.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miReach Silver Streak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Pooker's, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left onto Sundance Cutoff, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Wild West, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto White Lightning, heading SW.
  31. 0.4 miBear right onto Wild West, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rough Rider, heading E.
  33. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 250 ftSharp right onto Silver Streak, heading E.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Night Hawk, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Silver Streak, heading NW.
  37. 200 ftContinue straight onto Dogonit, heading SW.
  38. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alder-creek-trail-cinammon-twist-out-back-7-sights-3-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°59°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 87°54°
Fri 87°55°
Sat 87°56°
Sun 88°53°

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