AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Donner Memorial State Park

Old Emigrant Trail Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Old Emigrant Trail Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 370 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,991 – 6,300 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road 39.31592, -120.23026
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Old Emigrant Trail Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,992–6,301 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road · 39.31592, -120.23026

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 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-6-km-1cc6

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 87°60°
Wed 87°57°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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