Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail Loop is an 8.5-mile loop near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 866 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,896 – 6,411 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35947, -120.22516
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail Loop
8.5 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 5,897–6,410 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 39.35947, -120.22516
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt1% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
89°56°
Fri
90°57°
Sat
90°58°
Sun
89°57°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
More from this trailhead
- East Perimeter Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Alder Creek Spur West 2.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Alder Creek Spur West 2.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 395 ft
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