Donner Memorial State Park

Cold Stream Road

6 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Cold Stream Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It climbs 503 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,483 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30063, -120.25547
Nearest town Andover, CA

Directions

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Cold Stream Road

6 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 6,154–6,484 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.30063, -120.25547

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miArrive 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%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 85°57°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 89°58°
Sun 90°55°

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