South Euer Valley Road

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,712 ft · 6 hr 1 min

South Euer Valley Road is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,712 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,788 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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South Euer Valley Road

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,712 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,893–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372

Weather Sep 23: Clear, high 75°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading SW.
  27. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rawhide, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  41. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  43. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  47. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  48. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  49. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  50. 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  51. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  52. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  53. 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 75°F45°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:58 PM
Thu 73°53°
Fri 65°44°
Sat 69°43°
Sun 65°39°
Mon 68°37°
Tue 77°39°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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