Donner Memorial State Park

Hewlett Road & South View Road

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Hewlett Road & South View Road is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Andover, CA. It climbs 1,454 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,795 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30063, -120.25547
Nearest town Andover, CA

Directions

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Hewlett Road & South View Road

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,154–6,796 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.30063, -120.25547

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading N.
  10. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hewlett Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miReach South View Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto South View Road, heading SE.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Wed 85°57°
Thu 90°56°
Fri 91°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 89°57°
Mon 88°55°

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