Donner Pass Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 980 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Donner Pass Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 980 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,474 – 8,367 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48360, -105.44535
Nearest town Glen Haven, CO
Directions
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Donner Pass Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 980 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 7,475–8,367 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.48360, -105.44535
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 6% · 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 miContinue straight onto Donner Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Danner Pass Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Miller Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 80°F55°
Precip6%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
80°60°
Sun
80°59°
26%
Mon
77°59°
20%
Tue
79°54°
23%
Wed
76°55°
33%
Thu
82°58°
40%
More from this trailhead
- Miller Fork Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 306 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 Hill Trail via Donner Pass Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 4,039 ft
- Donner Pass Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,991 ft
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