Ana's Chute & Nose Dive
4.3 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Ana's Chute & Nose Dive is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Donner, CA. It climbs 610 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ana's Chute & Nose Dive
4.3 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,794–7,227 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: 39.30701, -120.33763
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bill Patterson, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nose Dive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Ana's Chute, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nose Dive, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bogus Basin, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Nose Dive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nose Dive, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ana's Chute, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Nose Dive, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bill Patterson 2.1 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Bill Patterson 2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Lake Mary 2.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Pine Marten 4.8 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Mount Lincoln Viewpoint–Roller Pass Loop, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft
- Ana's Chute–Nose Dive, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 719 ft
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