Donner Hill Trail via Donner Pass Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 4,039 ft · 7 hr 15 min
Donner Hill Trail via Donner Pass Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 4,039 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,474 – 10,142 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48360, -105.44535
Nearest town Glen Haven, CO
Directions
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Donner Hill Trail via Donner Pass Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 4,039 ft · 7 hr 15 min
Elevation 7,475–10,142 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.48360, -105.44535
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Miller Fork Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Danner Pass Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Donner Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 4.8 miBear left onto Donner Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Ballard Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Ballard Spur Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Donner Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Ballard Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Donner Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Donner Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 4.8 miSharp left onto Danner Pass Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Miller Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F55°
Precip8%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
80°60°
Sun
77°52°
25%
Mon
77°59°
18%
Tue
79°54°
24%
Wed
76°55°
33%
Thu
82°58°
29%
More from this trailhead
- Miller Fork Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Donner Pass Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 980 ft
- Donner Hill Trail & Miller Fork Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,615 ft
- Lookout Mountain Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,881 ft
- Donner Pass Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 3,394 ft
- Donner Pass Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,991 ft
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