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JP's Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It climbs 1,294 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,073 – 6,647 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29992, -120.25903
Nearest town Andover, CA

Directions

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JP's Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 6,072–6,649 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.29992, -120.25903

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto JP's Trail, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto JP's Trail, heading NE.
  25. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 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°F52°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 85°57°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 89°58°
Sun 90°55°

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