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Donner Memorial State Park

China Cove Beach–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 49 min

China Cove Beach–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. The route reaches China Cove Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 364 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,945 – 6,162 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ponds Road 39.30275, -120.25025
Nearest town Andover, CA
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China Cove Beach–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 5,944–6,162 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Ponds Road · 39.30275, -120.25025

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Ponds Road, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Zig-zag, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miReach China Cove Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading E.
  22. 100 ftBear left onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn left onto Ponds Road, heading E.
  27. 0.7 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-6-beaches-13-km-c647

Trail surface

42% gravel25% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°56°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 89°58°
Sun 90°55°

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