Ponds Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Ponds Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Gateway, CA. It climbs 471 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,021 – 6,303 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: El Burro Trail 39.30945, -120.21061
Nearest town Gateway, CA
Directions
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Ponds Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 6,022–6,304 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: El Burro Trail · 39.30945, -120.21061
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on El Burro Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Donkey Town Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Donner Memorial Connector Path (Washed Out), heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ponds Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Ponds Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Donner Memorial Connector Path (Washed Out), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Donkey Town Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto El Burro Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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