Powerline Spur

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,420 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Powerline Spur is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,420 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,185 – 7,097 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail 39.38615, -120.25618
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Powerline Spur

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,420 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 6,184–7,098 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail · 39.38615, -120.25618

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

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn right onto Powerline Spur, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miReach Powerline Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading SE.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Carpenter Valley Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 91°58°
Sat 91°58°
Sun 90°57°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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