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Pineforest

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Truckee, CA. It climbs 1,774 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Euer Valley Road 39.33468, -120.19050
Nearest town Truckee, CA
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: Euer Valley Road · 39.33468, -120.19050

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 76°F / low 48° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on Euer Valley Road, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  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 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
  28. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  29. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Euer Valley Road, heading E.
  32. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 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-20-km-ce7f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F48°
Precip5%Wind11 mphUV6Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 73°47°
Wed 78°49°
Thu 75°48°
Fri 69°43°
Sat 71°42°
Sun 66°39°

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