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Donner Memorial State Park

JP's Trail

10 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft · 3 hr 58 min

JP's Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Eder, CA. It climbs 1,257 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,073 – 6,647 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29447, -120.27230
Nearest town Eder, CA
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JP's Trail

10 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 6,072–6,649 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.29447, -120.27230

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Cold Stream Road, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto JP's Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto JP's Trail, heading NE.
  28. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  29. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Cold Stream Road, heading SW.
  34. 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/jps-trail-out-back-16-km-1bb9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 89°58°
Sun 90°55°

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