Carpenter Valley Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Carpenter Valley Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 764 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,250 ft10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail 39.38615, -120.25618
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Carpenter Valley Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 5,893–6,251 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail · 39.38615, -120.25618
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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
98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Carpenter Valley Trail Trailhead
- South Euer Valley Road 15.7 mi · ▲ 1,747 ft
- Carpenter Valley Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 14 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft
- South Prosser Creek Spur 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft
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