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Donner Memorial State Park

Old Emigrant Trail Road & Ponds Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 45 min

Old Emigrant Trail Road & Ponds Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,076 – 6,162 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road 39.31290, -120.23472
Nearest town Andover, CA
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Old Emigrant Trail Road & Ponds Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 45 min

Elevation 6,076–6,162 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Old Emigrant Trail Road · 39.31290, -120.23472

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading W.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Ponds Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miReach Old Emigrant Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 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-ponds-road-out-back-3-km-d0d7

Trail surface

68% gravel32% 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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