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Donner Memorial State Park

Old Emigrant Trail Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Old Emigrant Trail Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,030 – 6,185 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30063, -120.25547
Nearest town Andover, CA
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Old Emigrant Trail Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,029–6,184 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.30063, -120.25547

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 S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-emigrant-trail-road-out-back-5-km-3d8a

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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