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Donner Pass Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,875 ft · 7 hr

Donner Pass Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 3,875 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,474 – 10,142 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48317, -105.44967
Nearest town Glen Haven, CO
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Donner Pass Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,875 ft · 7 hr

Elevation 7,475–10,142 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.48317, -105.44967

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Miller Fork Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Danner Pass Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1 miSharp right onto Donner Pass Trail, heading NE.
  5. 5.8 miSharp left onto Ballard Road, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Donner Pass Trail, heading S.
  9. 5.5 miSharp left onto Danner Pass Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Miller Fork Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/donner-pass-trail-out-back-24-km-cb59

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%

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