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Donner Memorial State Park

Tunnel Rock–Snowshed, 5 cliffs

7.7 mi · ▲ 2,074 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Tunnel Rock–Snowshed, 5 cliffs is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Donner, CA. The route passes Snowshed, Snowshed North Face and Tunnel Rock. It climbs 2,074 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,378 – 7,267 ft · steepest grade: 41%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31710, -120.31915
Nearest town Donner, CA
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Tunnel Rock–Snowshed, 5 cliffs

7.7 mi · ▲ 2,074 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,378–7,267 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Snowshed.
  4. 50 ftPass Snowshed North Face.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Rock Approach Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftPass Tunnel Rock.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Tunnel #8, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Over Ridge Road, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miSharp left onto Hewlett Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.8 miReach Tunnel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.8 miSharp right onto Over Ridge Road, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tunnel #8, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right onto Tunnel Rock Approach Trail, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tunnel-rock-snowshed-east-face-out-back-4-cliffs-13-km-0257

Trail surface

68% dirt32% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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