Petroglyph Cliff–Donner Pass, 3 cliffs is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Donner Pass before reaching Petroglyph Cliff at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 314 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,962 – 7,179 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31710, -120.32830
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Petroglyph Cliff–Donner Pass, 3 cliffs
1.9 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 47 min
Elevation 6,962–7,177 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31710, -120.32830
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Petroglyph Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Donner Pass.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
81°55°
Thu
85°54°
Fri
85°55°
Sat
85°56°
Sun
86°54°
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mount Stephens–Lake Angela, 3 lakes 1.3 mi · ▲ 150 ft
- Goldilocks Wall–Lake Angela, 3 lakes 1.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Tunnel Rock & Donner Summit Lakes Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- German Ridge via Ski Ranch Lane 2.2 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Snowshed East Face–Snowshed, 5 cliffs 2.7 mi · ▲ 593 ft
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