Onion Creek Experimental Forest
Crows Nest–Ana's Chute, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Crows Nest–Ana's Chute, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Onion Creek Experimental Forest near Donner, CA. The route reaches Crows Nest at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,166 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Crows Nest–Ana's Chute, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,794–7,833 ft
Out & Back · Onion Creek Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 39.30976, -120.34010
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bill Patterson, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Nose Dive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Ana's Chute, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nose Dive, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Razorback, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Crows Nest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nose Dive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ana's Chute, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Nose Dive, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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