Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
13.6 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,387 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,365 ft · steepest grade: 26%14.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail 39.38615, -120.25618
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
13.6 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,893–6,365 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail · 39.38615, -120.25618
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 60°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 3.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 60°F40°
Feels like38°Precip3%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
60°37°
Mon
74°35°
Tue
74°43°
Wed
77°50°
20%
Thu
79°54°
Fri
76°49°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.8 mi · loop · via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
- 3.8 mi · loop · via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
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- 4 mi · out & back · via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
- 4.2 mi · loop · via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
- 5.4 mi · loop · via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop
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