Snowshed–Snowshed North Face, 5 cliffs is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Donner, CA. The route passes Snowshed, Snowshed North Face and Beaver Pond before reaching Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 983 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,073 – 7,071 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Donner Peak Trailhead 39.31470, -120.32727
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Snowshed–Snowshed North Face, 5 cliffs
3.9 mi · ▲ 983 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 6,073–7,071 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Donner Peak Trailhead · 39.31470, -120.32727
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed North Face.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter Route, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter Route, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Original Lincoln Highway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Snowshed, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter Route, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter Route, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 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
96% dirt3% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
81°59°
Wed
85°55°
Thu
85°54°
Fri
85°55°
Sat
85°56°
Sun
86°54°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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