Powerline Spur

4.9 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Powerline Spur is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 707 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,080 – 6,427 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38166, -120.24405
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Powerline Spur

4.9 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,078–6,429 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38166, -120.24405

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Spur, heading NE.
  6. 1.3 miReach Powerline Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 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°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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