AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Powerline

4.3 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Powerline is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 720 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,090 – 6,634 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38399, -120.24884
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
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Powerline

4.3 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 6,090–6,635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38399, -120.24884

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
  5. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/powerline-out-back-7-km-8ee9

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

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 90°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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