China Cove Beach–Truckee River Legacy Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Meadow Lake Park, CA. The route reaches China Cove Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,899 – 6,047 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boulders Road 39.32086, -120.21039
Nearest town Meadow Lake Park, CA
Directions
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China Cove Beach–Truckee River Legacy Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 5,900–6,047 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Boulders Road · 39.32086, -120.21039
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boulders Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deerfield Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Zig-zag, heading N.
- 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 SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Deerfield Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Boulders Road, heading E.
- 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 surface
20% paved19% dirt13% gravel48% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
88°60°
Wed
87°58°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
90°58°
Sat
91°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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