JP's Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It climbs 1,152 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,073 – 6,647 ft10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30192, -120.25630
Nearest town Andover, CA
Directions
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JP's Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,072–6,649 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.30192, -120.25630
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto JP's Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 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 NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto JP's Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F52°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°60°
Wed
85°57°
Thu
89°56°
Fri
89°57°
Sat
89°58°
Sun
90°55°
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- Ponds Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Ponds Road 3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Old Emigrant Trail Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Old Emigrant Trail Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Cold Stream Road 6 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Cold Stream Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft
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