Donner Memorial State Park Beach & Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Gateway, CA. The route reaches Donner Memorial State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,883 – 6,017 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32019, -120.20772
Nearest town Gateway, CA
Directions
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Donner Memorial State Park Beach & Truckee River Legacy Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 5,883–6,019 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.32019, -120.20772
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Donner Memorial State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
53% dirt30% paved17% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
88°60°
Wed
87°58°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
90°58°
Sat
91°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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