Firewalker & Pooker's

4.1 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Firewalker & Pooker's is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 637 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,585 – 6,926 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 39.37322, -120.24610
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Firewalker & Pooker's

4.1 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 6,584–6,928 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 39.37322, -120.24610

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  9. 100 ftSharp left onto Pooker's, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Sundance, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Firewalker, heading SW.
  21. 1 miReach Pooker's, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 1 miBear left onto Sundance, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Sundance, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 200 ftSharp right onto Lion's Leap, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  39. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 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

ClearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 89°56°
Sun 88°55°

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