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Pine Marten is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,779 – 7,015 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31681, -120.33058
Nearest town Donner, CA

Directions

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Pine Marten

6.6 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 6,779–7,015 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.31681, -120.33058

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pine Marten, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miReach Pine Marten, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 1.4 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

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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