Powerline

3.5 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Powerline is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 673 ft, with sections as steep as 17% 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: 17%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38052, -120.24037
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Powerline

3.5 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,078–6,635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38052, -120.24037

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
  6. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 150 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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