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Pineforest

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 1,554 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33902, -120.17310
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: 39.33902, -120.17310

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 64°F / low 39° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NE.
  14. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
  20. 450 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
  22. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading E.
  27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/commemorative-overland-emigrant-trail-out-back-21-km-9530

Trail surface

89% dirt11% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F39°
Feels like38°Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 63°41°
Mon 74°39°
Tue 77°46°
Wed 79°52° 23%
Thu 80°56° 15%
Fri 78°51°

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