1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading SE.
3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading S.
7. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
9. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading W.
12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
15. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
17. 50 ftBear right onto Jackass Spur, heading SW.
18. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
19. 0.9 miReach Old Emigrant Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
20. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
21. 1.5 miBear left, heading SW.
22. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading W.
24. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NW.
27. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
28. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
31. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
32. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
35. 0.1 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NE.
36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
37. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/china-cove-beach-china-cove-beach-out-back-3-beaches-21-km