Powerline

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,854 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Powerline is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,854 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,716 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37406, -120.24788
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Powerline

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,854 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,893–6,716 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37406, -120.24788

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  26. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 250 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

OvercastTemperature 72°F45°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 73°51°
Tue 72°47°
Wed 76°45°
Thu 71°47°
Fri 71°43°
Sat 71°42°

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