Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,572 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36413, -120.21076
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA
Directions
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft
Out & Back · Pineforest
Trailhead: 39.36413, -120.21076
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
84% dirt12% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
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