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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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- East Perimeter Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft
- Powerline 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 708 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,407 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft
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