AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Donner Memorial State Park

Old Emigrant Trail Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 51 min

Old Emigrant Trail Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It climbs 428 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,030 – 6,398 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30787, -120.24841
Nearest town Andover, CA
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Old Emigrant Trail Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 51 min

Elevation 6,029–6,399 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.30787, -120.24841

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miArrive 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/old-emigrant-trail-road-out-back-3-km-1fcd

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 87°59°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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