Powerline
8.3 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Powerline is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 659 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,899 – 6,224 ft8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Powerline
8.3 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 5,901–6,224 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto Powerline, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Powerline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 3.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
86°63°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
89°57°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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