Over Ridge Road & Schallenberger Ridge Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Donner, CA. It climbs 2,384 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,719 – 7,461 ft · steepest grade: 40%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31557, -120.31945
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Over Ridge Road & Schallenberger Ridge Road
9.6 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,719–7,462 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.31557, -120.31945
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tunnel #8, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Over Ridge Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Schallenberger Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 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 left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tunnel #8, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
73% dirt27% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
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