Firewalker

3.3 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Firewalker is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 529 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,703 – 6,926 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37114, -120.25097
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Firewalker

3.3 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,704–6,928 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37114, -120.25097

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftSharp right onto North Fork, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto White Lightning, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftTurn right onto Wild West, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance Cutoff, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto True Grit, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Sundance Cutoff, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left onto Sundance, heading W.
  15. 500 ftBear right onto Firewalker, heading W.
  16. 1 miReach Firewalker, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1 miBear left onto Sundance, heading E.
  18. 500 ftTurn right onto Sundance Cutoff, heading E.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto True Grit, heading E.
  20. 350 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Sundance Cutoff, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinammon Twist, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Wild West, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto White Lightning, heading SE.
  25. 450 ftSharp left onto Cinammon Twist, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto North Fork, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftSharp left onto Pony Express, heading SE.
  29. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 500 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

ClearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 89°56°
Sun 88°55°

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