JP's Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It climbs 1,202 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,073 – 6,647 ft11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30367, -120.25193
Nearest town Andover, CA
Directions
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JP's Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,202 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,072–6,649 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.30367, -120.25193
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.7 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 NE.
- 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.
- 200 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.
- 50 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.
- 0.5 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°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
86°58°
Wed
86°56°
Thu
89°56°
Fri
89°57°
Sat
89°58°
Sun
90°55°
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