China Cove Beach–Donner Memorial State Park Beach, 4 beaches is a 4-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. The route passes Donner Memorial State Park Beach before reaching China Cove Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,922 – 6,047 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail 39.32467, -120.23277
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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China Cove Beach–Donner Memorial State Park Beach, 4 beaches
4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 5,923–6,047 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail · 39.32467, -120.23277
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Donner Memorial State Park Beach.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Zig-zag, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach China Cove Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
25% paved16% gravel1% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
87°60°
Wed
87°57°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
90°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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