Snowshed East Face–Snowshed, 5 cliffs is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Chinese Catfish Pond, Lake Angela, Snowshed and Snowshed North Face before reaching Snowshed East Face at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 593 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,834 – 7,202 ft · steepest grade: 35%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31854, -120.32947
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Snowshed East Face–Snowshed, 5 cliffs
2.7 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 6,833–7,200 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31854, -120.32947
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ski Ranch Lane, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
- 50 ftPass Lake Angela.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed North Face.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Snowshed East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ski Ranch Lane, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
77% dirt5% gravel3% paved15% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
81°55°
Thu
85°54°
Fri
85°55°
Sat
85°56°
Sun
86°54°
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Tunnel Rock–Petroglyph Cliff, 3 cliffs 1.2 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Mount Stephens–Lake Angela, 3 lakes 1.3 mi · ▲ 150 ft
- Goldilocks Wall–Lake Angela, 3 lakes 1.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Petroglyph Cliff–Donner Pass, 3 cliffs 1.9 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Tunnel Rock & Donner Summit Lakes Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- German Ridge via Ski Ranch Lane 2.2 mi · ▲ 328 ft
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