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Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,352 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,352 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%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
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Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,352 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,893–6,365 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 3.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  25. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 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/prosser-hill-motorcycle-loop-out-back-24-km-e3c4

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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