Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Cinammon Twist

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Cinammon Twist is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,833 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 7,123 ft · steepest grade: 17%17.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Cinammon Twist

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,893–7,123 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  23. 100 ftSharp left onto Pooker's, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Squirrel, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 450 ftContinue straight onto True Grit, heading S.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Crazy Horse, heading S.
  39. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hastings, heading SW.
  40. 500 ftReach Pooker's, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  41. 500 ftContinue straight onto Crazy Horse, heading W.
  42. 0.3 miBear left onto True Grit, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miBear left onto Flying Squirrel, heading N.
  44. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading E.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftBear right onto Sundance, heading SE.
  48. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftTurn left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading S.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading S.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  54. 200 ftSharp right onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  55. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  56. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  57. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  59. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  60. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  61. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  62. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  63. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  64. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  65. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  66. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  67. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  68. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  69. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  70. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  71. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  72. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  73. 3.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  74. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  75. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  76. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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