Over Ridge Road & Schallenberger Ridge Road is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Southside Highlands, CA. It climbs 1,721 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,191 – 7,461 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31417, -120.27135
Nearest town Southside Highlands, CA
Directions
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Over Ridge Road & Schallenberger Ridge Road
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,721 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,191–7,462 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.31417, -120.27135
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lakeview Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Over Ridge Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Schallenberger Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 2.2 miReach Over Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Over Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lakeview Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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% dirt7% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
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