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Jackass Point–Donner Memorial State Park Beach, 6 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. The route passes Donner Memorial State Park Beach and Jackass Point. It climbs 478 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,876 – 6,326 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail 39.32467, -120.23277
Nearest town Armstrong, CA

Directions

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Jackass Point–Donner Memorial State Park Beach, 6 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,876–6,325 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail · 39.32467, -120.23277

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Donner Memorial State Park Beach.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left onto Donkey Town Trail, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftReach Jackass Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Donkey Town Connector, heading E.
  19. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto El Burro Trail, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftBear left onto Donkey Town Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto El Burro, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

80% dirt11% paved9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 87°60°
Wed 87°57°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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