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Pineforest

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,290 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34208, -120.17272
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: 39.34208, -120.17272

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 64°F / low 39° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  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. 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  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. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
  22. 200 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 SE.
  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. 500 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-f2d7

Trail surface

84% dirt16% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F39°
Feels like38°Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 63°41°
Mon 74°39°
Tue 77°46°
Wed 79°52° 23%
Thu 80°56° 15%
Fri 78°51°

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