1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
3. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
5. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
9. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
11. 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading E.
12. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
14. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
15. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
17. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
19. 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
20. 250 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
21. 2.1 miTurn right, heading S.
22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
23. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
24. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
25. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
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-16-km-75f3