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Pineforest

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,913 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alder Drive Trail 39.34599, -120.17602
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: Alder Drive Trail · 39.34599, -120.17602

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  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 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
  27. 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
  28. 250 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  29. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  32. 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-18-km-9122

Trail surface

91% dirt9% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F41°
Precip3%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 63°39°
Mon 73°37°
Tue 75°44°
Wed 78°51° 20%
Thu 79°55°
Fri 77°50°

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