Donner Memorial State Park

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

  1. Start on Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 2.5 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading W.
  16. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miReach Lower Yogi Bear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left onto Crest Divide Road, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South View Road, heading SE.
  26. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 2.5 miTurn left onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading E.
  34. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
  37. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  41. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  42. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  43. 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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