Coldstream Trail–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Southside Highlands, CA. It climbs 3,336 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,139 – 8,111 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lakeview Canyon Road 39.31477, -120.28002
Nearest town Southside Highlands, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Coldstream Trail–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 3,336 ft · 6 hr 54 min
Elevation 6,137–8,110 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Lakeview Canyon Road · 39.31477, -120.28002
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lakeview Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Emigrant Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Crest Divide Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South View Road, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 3.3 miReach Lakeview Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lakeview Canyon Road, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, 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
97% dirt3% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
86°60°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
89°57°
Sat
90°58°
Sun
90°55°
More from Lakeview Canyon Road Trailhead
- Lakeview Canyon Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 605 ft
- Lakeview Canyon Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 588 ft
- Roller Pass–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,537 ft
- Lake Mary–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,512 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Southside Highlands, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Southside Highlands, California