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Best Time

Mid-July–September generally provides snow-free hiking.

Finding the Trail

West of Donner Summit, take the Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Road exit from I-80. Drive to the frontage road on the south side of the freeway and proceed east 0.3 mile to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) parking area. The large parking lot has trailer parking, pit toilets, and running water in season.

Logistics

With a pair of durable vehicles you can arrange a shuttle and shave off 1.6 miles of hiking by driving the Castle Valley Road to within 0.1 mile of the Hole in the Ground Trailhead. With a high-clearance vehicle you may be able to get all the way to the trailhead.

The trip length with a shuttle is 8.0 miles.

Trail Description

Remaining on the Pacific Crest Trail, you proceed straight ahead at the four-way junction, following signed directions to Castle Pass. The PCT rises and then drops to the north shore of a small pond, where you should veer right at an unmarked Y-junction with a path bound for the Donner Summit Rest Area.