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Donner Memorial State Park

Creek Overlook Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Creek Overlook Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,073 – 6,300 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cut Thru Road 39.31240, -120.23651
Nearest town Andover, CA
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Creek Overlook Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,072–6,301 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Cut Thru Road · 39.31240, -120.23651

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/creek-overlook-road-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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