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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 310 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,178 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.35864, -120.20999
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,897–6,177 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.35864, -120.20999

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/commemorative-overland-emigrant-trail-out-back-6-km-2ef7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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