Snowshed East Face–Snowshed, 4 cliffs is a 1-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Snowshed and Snowshed North Face before reaching Snowshed East Face at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It climbs 298 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,834 – 7,071 ft · steepest grade: 34%1.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Donner Peak Trailhead 39.31470, -120.32727
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Snowshed East Face–Snowshed, 4 cliffs
1 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 29 min
Elevation 6,833–7,071 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Donner Peak Trailhead · 39.31470, -120.32727
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed North Face.
- 350 ftReach Snowshed East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 100 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
85% dirt12% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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