[pct-l] Echo lake to HW80/Donner pass_exit transportation

[Town Food]

I was doing trail magic there a couple weeks ago.  Three times, 
thru-hikers decided to hitch into Truckee.  In total, they waited maybe 
5 minutes.  It was a ridiculously easy hitch to get into Truckee.

I don't have advice for getting elsewhere from Truckee.  But the 
Fiftyfifty brewery there is terrific.

Alternatively, you might just hike about 4 miles further to the 
Eastbound I-80 rest stop and try to hitch a ride from there.  It's 
harder to hitch at a freeway rest stop like I-80 than a popular 
trailhead like Donner, but I bet most of the people at the Eastbound 
I-80 rest stop are either going to or through Reno.

If you're having trouble hitching from the rest stop, you might go to 
the Donner Summit Snopark that's about 0.3 miles west of the Eastbound 
rest stop via a trail.  It's less busy, but it's a trailhead so the 
people there are more likely to pick up a hiker.

  -=Town Food

On 08/11/2017 08:50 PM, marmot marmot wrote:
> There's a train from Truckee going to Reno or Sacramento. It's 9
> miles from Donner Pass east to Truckee--an easy hitch from the road
> just before the pass that goes to Soda Springs. Marmot
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Aug 11, 2017, at 7:41 PM, Yikai Xu <xuyikai.china at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Guys,
>> 
>> I’m planning to hike the section from Echo lake to Donner pass
>> (1092.3 - 1153.4), but was not able to find a way to get back to
>> Reno or San Fransisco from Donner pass. Didn’t find any public
>> transportation or rental car around Donner pass. Any
>> suggestion/advice for exiting from Donner pass?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> 
>> Best, Yikai _______________________________________________ Pct-L
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