1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
4. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
5. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading S.
7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading W.
9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
10. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
11. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
12. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
13. 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
14. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
16. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
17. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
19. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
21. 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
22. 250 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
23. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
24. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
25. 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading NE.
27. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading E.
28. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
30. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
31. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
32. 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-18-km-0ca5