Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 1,810 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 31%14.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33902, -120.17310
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
Directions
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,810 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft
Out & Back · Pineforest
Trailhead: 39.33902, -120.17310
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 64°F / low 39° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading E.
- 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
89% dirt11% 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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- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
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- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
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- SR 89 Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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