AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Donner Lake Rim Trail & Powerline Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Donner Lake Rim Trail & Powerline Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Meadow Lake Park, CA. It climbs 594 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,093 – 6,444 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32842, -120.22124
Nearest town Meadow Lake Park, CA
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Donner Lake Rim Trail & Powerline Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 6,091–6,445 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.32842, -120.22124

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  9. 250 ftReach Donner Lake Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftBear left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/donner-lake-rim-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

47% dirt10% other43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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