Donner Memorial State Park

JP's Trail & Old Emigrant Trail Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 2 hr 35 min

JP's Trail & Old Emigrant Trail Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Meadow Lake Park, CA. It climbs 698 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,880 – 6,480 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32599, -120.20747
Nearest town Meadow Lake Park, CA

Directions

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JP's Trail & Old Emigrant Trail Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,880–6,479 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.32599, -120.20747

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto JP's Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1 miReach Old Emigrant Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 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

74% dirt13% paved13% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 88°60°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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