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Donner Memorial State Park

Lower Yogi Bear–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,263 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Lower Yogi Bear–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 2,263 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,942 – 6,857 ft · steepest grade: 21%17.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31861, -120.23524
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Lower Yogi Bear–Old Emigrant Trail Road, 4 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,263 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Elevation 5,943–6,857 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.31861, -120.23524

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 77°F / low 49° · precip 11% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Cut Thru Road, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Creek Overlook Road, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 2.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading N.
  18. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Over Ridge Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miReach Old Emigrant Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miContinue straight onto South View Road, heading SE.
  23. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 2.5 miTurn left onto Lower Yogi Bear, heading NE.
  31. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Overlook Road, heading SW.
  34. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cut Thru Road, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Emigrant Trail Road, heading NE.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  41. 250 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/lower-yogi-bear-old-emigrant-trail-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

95% dirt5% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F49°
Precip11%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity48%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 73°48°
Wed 75°49°
Thu 75°48°
Fri 69°44°
Sat 71°42°
Sun 67°39°

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  • Toilets at the trailhead

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