Over Ridge Road & South View Road
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,190 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Over Ridge Road & South View Road is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Gateway, CA. It climbs 2,190 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,021 – 6,857 ft16.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: El Burro Trail 39.30945, -120.21061
Nearest town Gateway, CA
Directions
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Over Ridge Road & South View Road
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,190 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,022–6,857 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: El Burro Trail · 39.30945, -120.21061
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 72°F / low 47° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:00 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 miTurn left onto Captain Caveman, heading SW.
- 4.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Over Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach South View Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crest Divide Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto South View Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Captain Caveman, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn 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 NE.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 72°F47°
Precip4%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity46%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:00 PM
Wed
75°48°
Thu
75°47°
Fri
68°43°
Sat
70°43°
Sun
63°35°
Mon
74°33°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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