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Cinammon Twist–Firewalker, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Cinammon Twist–Firewalker, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 941 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,523 – 6,926 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail 39.36756, -120.25529
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
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Directions

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Cinammon Twist–Firewalker, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,522–6,928 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail · 39.36756, -120.25529

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto North Fork, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto White Lightning, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftTurn right onto Wild West, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance Cutoff, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn left onto True Grit, heading N.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto Sundance Cutoff, heading W.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto Sundance, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftBear right onto Firewalker, heading SW.
  19. 1.3 miSharp right onto Fool's Gold, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading N.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Creek, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miReach Cinammon Twist, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading N.
  25. 500 ftContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading N.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miSharp left onto Firewalker, heading NE.
  28. 1.3 miBear left onto Sundance, heading E.
  29. 500 ftTurn right onto Sundance Cutoff, heading E.
  30. 350 ftTurn left onto True Grit, heading E.
  31. 350 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading E.
  32. 450 ftBear left onto Sundance Cutoff, heading E.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinammon Twist, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Wild West, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto White Lightning, heading E.
  36. 450 ftSharp left onto Cinammon Twist, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto North Fork, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear right onto Pony Express, heading E.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading E.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alder Creek Trail, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading E.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 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/firewalker-fools-gold-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 83°58°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 90°56°
Sat 90°57°
Sun 88°56°
Mon 86°54°

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