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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,873 – 6,178 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36746, -120.18865
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA

Directions

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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

3 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,873–6,177 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.36746, -120.18865

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  8. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F44°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 89°57°
Wed 88°58°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 93°59°
Sat 93°60°
Sun 91°59°

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