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Donner Memorial State Park

Truckee River Legacy Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,916 – 5,968 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail 39.32281, -120.22382
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Truckee River Legacy Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 5,917–5,968 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail · 39.32281, -120.22382

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miArrive 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/china-cove-beach-china-cove-beach-out-back-4-beaches-9-km-9b6a

Trail surface

32% gravel24% paved2% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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Hikes near Armstrong, California