Powerline Spur

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Powerline Spur is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,825 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,798 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.37332, -120.25151
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Powerline Spur

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Elevation 5,893–6,799 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.37332, -120.25151

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Spur, heading NW.
  26. 1.3 miReach Powerline Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  30. 2.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  38. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  47. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  48. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  49. 150 ftTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  50. 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 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 89°56°
Sun 88°55°

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