Tunnel Rock–Snowshed, 3 cliffs is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Donner, CA. The route passes Snowshed, Snowshed North Face and Tunnel Rock. It climbs 1,469 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,762 – 7,267 ft · steepest grade: 47%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31710, -120.31915
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Tunnel Rock–Snowshed, 3 cliffs
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 6,763–7,267 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.31710, -120.31915
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed North Face.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Rock Approach Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Tunnel Rock.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Tunnel #8, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Tunnel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Tunnel Rock Approach Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 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
59% dirt41% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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