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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Gateway, CA. It climbs 1,269 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.34289, -120.20077
Nearest town Gateway, CA

Directions

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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,269 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.34289, -120.20077

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 75°F / low 48° · precip 11% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
  15. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1.7 miArrive 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

OvercastTemperature 75°F48°
Precip11%Wind12 mphUV6Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 72°46°
Wed 77°48°
Thu 74°47°
Fri 68°42°
Sat 70°41°
Sun 66°38°

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