Emigrant Trail–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,322 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Emigrant Trail–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 2,322 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,030 – 6,946 ft · steepest grade: 21%17.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road 39.31470, -120.23160
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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Emigrant Trail–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,322 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,029–6,945 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road · 39.31470, -120.23160
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Lower Yogi Bear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Crest Divide Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South View Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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
97% dirt3% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
86°60°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
89°57°
Sat
90°58°
Sun
90°55°
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