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Donner Peak is immediately south and named for the Donner Party. A great hike is to take the Pacific Crest Trail to the top of Donner Peak and look straight down 1000 feet to Donner Lake. The PCT can be accessed just down the dirt road that runs next to the Alpine Skills Institute at the top of Old 40. To the north of the
Large portions of old Highway 40 remain today and are popular with those who enjoy a more leisurely and historic drive over Donner Summit. You can drive on Highway 40 from Colfax to Baxter and then pick up Highway 40 again at Cisco Grove and follow it all the way to Truckee.
26 lut 2017 · Skip the freeway for a more scenic drive along the historic Highway 40 Scenic Bypass. Follow Donner Pass Road, the old Lincoln Highway, and old buildings.
Here in the center of the page is a map of Donner Summit from Cisco Grove to Donner Lake focusing on the scenic Old Highway 40 which was the transcontinen- tal route before I-80 took its place in 1964.
One section of the Yuba-Donner Na-tional Scenic Bypass is extraordinarily rich in history and scenery. Don’t you dare take the freeway! Old Highway 40 was the route over the Sierra before the Interstate. The section from Truckee to Cisco Grove on Donner Summit, only about 27 miles, is not to be missed.
You have to start on the old Hwy 40 and turn around at the Donner summit, then loop around Donner Lake along the south shore. When did Donner Pass road opened? The first wagon to cross the pass in 1844 during the rush to the west.
24 cze 2017 · The climb to Donner Pass has various wide open vistas amid the granite rock face. The views are wide but Donner Pass Road isn't narrow or much of a harrowing drive. It is easy to see why Donner Pass Road had such a long service life as the Lincoln Highway and US 40.
