Powerline
3.7 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Powerline is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 673 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,080 – 6,634 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38166, -120.24405
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Powerline
3.7 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 6,078–6,635 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.38166, -120.24405
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 86°F51°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
86°62°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
90°57°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
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