1. Start on Castle Valley North Road, heading NW.
2. 0.6 miBear right onto Castle Valley East OHV Trail, heading N.
3. 0.4 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
4. 1.1 miPass West Lakes.
5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
6. 1 miBear right onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading SE.
7. 0.4 miPass Azalea Lake.
8. 50 ftPass Flora Lake.
9. 0.6 miPass Lake Angela.
10. 250 ftPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
11. 0.2 miPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
13. 500 ftSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading W.
16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
17. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
19. 150 ftPass Snowshed.
20. 50 ftPass Snowshed North Face.
21. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
22. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
24. 350 ftReach Snowshed East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
25. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
26. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
27. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
28. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
29. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
31. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
32. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
33. 0.1 miBear left onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading W.
34. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
35. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
36. 0.5 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
37. 0.8 miTurn left onto Summit Lake Trail, heading NW.
38. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
39. 1.1 miBear left onto Castle Valley East OHV Trail, heading NW.
40. 0.4 miBear left onto Castle Valley North Road, heading N.
41. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/snowshed-east-face-snowshed-out-back-11-lakes-17-km-9ee0