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Pineforest

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,134 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 2,134 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.39441, -120.19252
Nearest town Hobart Mills, CA
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,134 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: 39.39441, -120.19252

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 77°F / low 46° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  33. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  34. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  35. 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
  36. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  38. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading E.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  43. 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading W.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  46. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/commemorative-overland-emigrant-trail-out-back-23-km-fa7b

Trail surface

90% dirt10% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F46°
Precip10%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 75°46°
Wed 79°47°
Thu 76°49°
Fri 70°45°
Sat 72°43°
Sun 68°40°

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