Alder Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,286 – 6,539 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail 39.36088, -120.24723
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Alder Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 50 min
Elevation 6,287–6,540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail · 39.36088, -120.24723
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Alder Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Private access path, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Private access path, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F45°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon
73°51°
Tue
74°47°
Wed
77°45°
Thu
72°47°
Fri
71°43°
Sat
72°42°
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