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Donner Memorial State Park

Over Ridge Road & South View Road

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,190 ft · 6 hr 28 min

Over Ridge Road & South View Road is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Gateway, CA. It climbs 2,190 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,021 – 6,857 ft16.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: El Burro Trail 39.30945, -120.21061
Nearest town Gateway, CA
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Over Ridge Road & South View Road

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,190 ft · 6 hr 28 min

Elevation 6,022–6,857 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: El Burro Trail · 39.30945, -120.21061

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on El Burro Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Donkey Town Connector, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Captain Caveman, heading SW.
  5. 4.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading SW.
  11. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Over Ridge Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miReach South View Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto South View Road, heading SW.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Captain Caveman, heading N.
  24. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Donkey Town Connector, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.7 miContinue straight onto El Burro Trail, heading NE.
  28. 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/donkey-town-trail-el-burro-trail-out-back-3-sights-25-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 87°61°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 89°58°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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