Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 1,246 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,820 – 6,365 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.39387, -120.18937
Nearest town Hobart Mills, CA
Directions
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 5,820–6,365 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.39387, -120.18937
Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 77°F / low 46° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 77°F46°
Precip10%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue
75°46°
Wed
79°47°
Thu
76°49°
Fri
70°45°
Sat
72°43°
Sun
68°40°
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- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
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- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
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