AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Powerline

5.8 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Powerline is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 934 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,185 – 6,634 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
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Powerline

5.8 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,184–6,635 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
  9. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/powerline-out-back-9-km-fb81

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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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