Ana's Chute–Nose Dive, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Onion Creek Experimental Forest near Donner, CA. It climbs 2,093 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,779 – 7,878 ft · steepest grade: 34%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31681, -120.33058
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Ana's Chute–Nose Dive, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,093 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Elevation 6,779–7,877 ft
Out & Back · Onion Creek Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 39.31681, -120.33058
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Nose Dive, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Ana's Chute, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nose Dive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Razorback, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Overland Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Nose Dive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Razorback, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nose Dive, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ana's Chute, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Nose Dive, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bill Patterson, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.4 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
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
81°55°
Thu
85°54°
Fri
85°55°
Sat
85°56°
Sun
86°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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