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Donner Memorial State Park

Old Emigrant Trail Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Old Emigrant Trail Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,080 – 6,300 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road 39.31211, -120.23762
Nearest town Andover, CA
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Old Emigrant Trail Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,080–6,301 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road · 39.31211, -120.23762

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

  1. Start on Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Creek Overlook Road, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading N.
  13. 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-fb3f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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