Powerline Spur

7 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Powerline Spur is a 7-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 896 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,185 – 6,605 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Powerline Spur

7 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,184–6,603 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. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Spur, heading NE.
  9. 1.3 miReach Powerline Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 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 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°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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