Donner Pass Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 3,278 ft · 5 hr 54 min
Donner Pass Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 3,278 ft, with sections as steep as 20% 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: 20%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48317, -105.44967
Nearest town Glen Haven, CO
Directions
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Donner Pass Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 3,278 ft · 5 hr 54 min
Elevation 7,475–10,142 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.48317, -105.44967
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.8 miSharp left onto Danner Pass Cutoff Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Miller Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
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%
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Donner Pass Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 864 ft
- Donner Hill Trail & Indian Trail via Miller Fork Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft
- Danner Pass Cutoff Trail & Donner Hill Trail via Donner Pass Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 856 ft
- Lookout Mountain Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,765 ft
- Bulwark Ridge Trail–Donner Hill Trail, 3 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,768 ft
- Donner Pass Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,875 ft
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