Tunnel Rock–Snowshed, 5 cliffs is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Weeks Tract, CA. The route passes Beaver Pond, Snowshed and Snowshed North Face before reaching Tunnel Rock at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 906 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,073 – 6,998 ft · steepest grade: 46%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road 39.32388, -120.30111
Nearest town Weeks Tract, CA
Directions
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Tunnel Rock–Snowshed, 5 cliffs
3.2 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 6,073–6,998 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road · 39.32388, -120.30111
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Original Lincoln Highway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter Route, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter Route, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Snowshed.
- 50 ftPass Snowshed North Face.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Rock Approach Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Tunnel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter Route, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter Route, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Original Lincoln Highway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F52°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
86°62°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
88°58°
Fri
88°59°
Sat
89°59°
Sun
90°57°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Trailhead
- Beaver Pond & Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Snowshed East Face–Snowshed North Face, 4 cliffs 3.2 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Mount Stephens–Snowshed, 6 cliffs 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft
- Donner Peak–Donner Peak Viewpoint, 9 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,906 ft
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