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Donner Memorial State Park

Crest Divide Road–Emigrant Trail, 3 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Crest Divide Road–Emigrant Trail, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Southside Highlands, CA. It climbs 1,115 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,191 – 7,228 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31417, -120.27135
Nearest town Southside Highlands, CA
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Crest Divide Road–Emigrant Trail, 3 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 6,191–7,227 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.31417, -120.27135

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Lakeview Canyon Road, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Emigrant Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading S.
  8. 1 miReach Lakeview Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Lakeview Canyon Road, heading NW.
  14. 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 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/crest-divide-road-emigrant-trail-out-back-3-sights-13-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% 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°

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