1. Start on Alder Drive Trail, heading W.
2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
4. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
5. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
6. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading NW.
7. 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
8. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
10. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
13. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading S.
15. 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
16. 250 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
17. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
18. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
20. 0.5 miArrive 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-17-km-e949