AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Donner Memorial State Park

Old Emigrant Trail Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Old Emigrant Trail Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Gateway, CA. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,880 – 6,047 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 39.32431, -120.20697
Nearest town Gateway, CA
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Old Emigrant Trail Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,880–6,047 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: connector · 39.32431, -120.20697

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading S.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftReach Old Emigrant Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 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/old-emigrant-trail-road-out-back-7-km-59a0

Trail surface

61% dirt18% paved21% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 88°60°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 91°59°
Sun 91°56°

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