Powerline Trail via Donner Lake Rim Trail
5 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Powerline Trail via Donner Lake Rim Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 557 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,296 – 6,765 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Donner Lake Rim Trail 39.33589, -120.22313
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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Powerline Trail via Donner Lake Rim Trail
5 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,296–6,766 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Donner Lake Rim Trail · 39.33589, -120.22313
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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
93% dirt6% other1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F49°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°58°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
88°56°
Fri
88°56°
Sat
89°57°
Sun
89°54°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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