Alder Hill–Overland Trail Connector Bypass, 4 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Alder Hill–Overland Trail Connector Bypass, 4 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Old Greenwood near Polaris, CA. The route reaches Alder Hill at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 940 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,830 – 6,677 ft11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Overland Trail Connector 39.35567, -120.14698
Nearest town Polaris, CA
Directions
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Alder Hill–Overland Trail Connector Bypass, 4 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,831–6,678 ft
Out & Back · Old Greenwood
Trailhead: Overland Trail Connector · 39.35567, -120.14698
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Overland Trail Connector Bypass, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail Connector, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto SR 89 Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Drive Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Alder Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto SR 89 Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Overland Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail Connector Bypass, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, 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
48% dirt42% paved10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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