1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading SE.
3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
6. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
8. 0.1 miReach Old Emigrant Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
10. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
11. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
12. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading S.
15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
18. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Donkey Town Connector, heading E.
20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
21. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto El Burro Trail, heading SE.
23. 200 ftBear left onto Donkey Town Trail, heading E.
24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto El Burro, heading E.
25. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
27. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading W.
29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
30. 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/donner-lake-donner-memorial-state-park-beach-out-back-3-beaches-13-km