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Donner Memorial State Park

Lower Yogi Bear–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,921 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Lower Yogi Bear–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Meadow Lake Park, CA. It climbs 1,921 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,899 – 6,795 ft · steepest grade: 19%17.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boulders Road 39.32086, -120.21039
Nearest town Meadow Lake Park, CA
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Lower Yogi Bear–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,921 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,900–6,796 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Boulders Road · 39.32086, -120.21039

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Boulders Road, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Deerfield Trail, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading N.
  29. 1.3 miReach Truckee River Legacy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 2.2 miTurn left onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading NE.
  39. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading NW.
  42. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading SW.
  46. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  52. 0.1 miBear right onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading E.
  53. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  54. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  55. 0.1 miBear left onto Deerfield Trail, heading NE.
  56. 250 ftTurn right onto Boulders Road, heading N.
  57. 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-south-view-road-out-back-3-sights-25-km-bd87

Trail surface

90% dirt6% paved4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 87°60°
Thu 88°61°
Fri 92°59°
Sat 91°61°
Sun 90°60°
Mon 90°59°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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