AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Donner Memorial State Park

Old Emigrant Trail Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Old Emigrant Trail Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,030 – 6,300 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road 39.31470, -120.23160
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Old Emigrant Trail Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,029–6,301 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road · 39.31470, -120.23160

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 150 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/old-emigrant-trail-road-out-back-5-km-248b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°60°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 90°55°

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