Hewlett Road & Over Ridge Road via Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Donner, CA. It climbs 1,922 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,378 – 7,267 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 39.31644, -120.32594
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Hewlett Road & Over Ridge Road via Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,922 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,378–7,267 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: connector · 39.31644, -120.32594
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Tunnel #8, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Over Ridge Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Hewlett Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Over Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Over Ridge Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tunnel #8, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, 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
68% dirt32% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
81°55°
Thu
85°54°
Fri
85°55°
Sat
85°56°
Sun
86°54°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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