Carpenter Valley Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Carpenter Valley Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 772 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

10.5 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Elevation 5,893–6,251 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail · 39.38615, -120.25618

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 3.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 3.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 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

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 91°58°
Sat 91°58°
Sun 90°57°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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