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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 469 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 6,178 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36467, -120.20421
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA

Directions

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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,897–6,177 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.36467, -120.20421

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  11. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 87°61°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 91°57°
Fri 92°58°
Sat 92°59°
Sun 90°58°

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