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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,891 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34208, -120.17272
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA

Directions

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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,891 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: 39.34208, -120.17272

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading S.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading SW.
  33. 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  34. 250 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  35. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading SE.
  40. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt12% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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