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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 853 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,365 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.35864, -120.20999
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA

Directions

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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 853 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,897–6,365 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.35864, -120.20999

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading S.
  22. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SE.
  23. 200 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  24. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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