Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail–Overland Trail Connector Bypass, 4 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,466 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail–Overland Trail Connector Bypass, 4 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Old Greenwood near Polaris, CA. It climbs 1,466 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail–Overland Trail Connector Bypass, 4 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,466 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 5,831–6,492 ft
Out & Back · Old Greenwood
Trailhead: Overland Trail Connector · 39.35567, -120.14698
Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Overland Trail Connector Bypass, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail Connector, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto SR 89 Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Drive Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Overland Trail Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto SR 89 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Overland Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail Connector Bypass, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.3 mi · loop · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
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