1. Start on SR 89 Trail, heading S.
2. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
3. 250 ftTurn right onto Alder Drive Trail, heading W.
4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
7. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
8. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
9. 200 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading NW.
10. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
13. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
15. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading S.
17. 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
18. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
19. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
21. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
23. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto SR 89 Trail, heading NE.
25. 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-23-km-3285