AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Donner Memorial State Park

Jellystone & Lower Yogi Bear

4.7 mi · ▲ 697 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Jellystone & Lower Yogi Bear is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It climbs 697 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,067 – 6,765 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road 39.31360, -120.23241
Nearest town Andover, CA
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Jellystone & Lower Yogi Bear

4.7 mi · ▲ 697 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 6,068–6,765 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road · 39.31360, -120.23241

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Jellystone, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftReach Jellystone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
  13. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 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-lower-yogi-bear-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°60°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 90°55°

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