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Donner Memorial State Park

Jellystone–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Jellystone–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 1,034 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,925 – 6,989 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32267, -120.22874
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Jellystone–Lower Yogi Bear, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,925–6,990 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.32267, -120.22874

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 at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
  11. 100 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 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right onto Jellystone, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftReach Old Emigrant Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 1.2 miTurn left onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
  25. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading W.
  32. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  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 NW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, 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/jellystone-jellystone-out-back-5-sights-12-km

Trail surface

87% dirt6% paved7% 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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