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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 25% 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: 25%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Euer Valley Road 39.33468, -120.19050
Nearest town Truckee, CA

Directions

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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 22: Overcast, high 73°F / low 46° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 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. 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading NW.
  9. 400 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 W.
  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 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 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Euer Valley Road, heading SE.
  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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F46°
Precip3%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity50%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 75°47°
Thu 75°47°
Fri 68°44°
Sat 70°43°
Sun 63°36°
Mon 75°33°

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