Tunnel #8
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,160 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Tunnel #8 is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Donner, CA. It climbs 1,160 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,719 – 7,267 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tunnel Rock Approach Trail 39.31553, -120.31890
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Tunnel #8
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,160 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,719–7,267 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Tunnel Rock Approach Trail · 39.31553, -120.31890
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Tunnel #8, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 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
54% gravel46% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
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