Donner Memorial State Park

Emigrant Trail–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,062 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Emigrant Trail–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It climbs 2,062 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,106 – 6,946 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ponds Road 39.30725, -120.24432
Nearest town Andover, CA

Directions

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Emigrant Trail–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,062 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,105–6,945 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Ponds Road · 39.30725, -120.24432

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donner Memorial Connector Path (Washed Out), heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Emigrant Trail, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miReach Lower Yogi Bear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left onto Crest Divide Road, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South View Road, heading E.
  24. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 2.2 miTurn left onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SE.
  33. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 100 ftBear left onto Donner Memorial Connector Path (Washed Out), heading NW.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% dirt3% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 87°60°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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