Prosser Hills Connector & South Prosser Creek Loop via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,590 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Prosser Hills Connector & South Prosser Creek Loop via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,590 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,723 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail 39.38615, -120.25618
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Prosser Hills Connector & South Prosser Creek Loop via Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,590 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,893–6,724 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail · 39.38615, -120.25618

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 3.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Prosser Hills Connector, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Animal Crossing, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miReach South Prosser Creek Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear right onto Prosser Hills Connector, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading NW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 3.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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