South Euer Valley Road

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,640 ft · 5 hr 35 min

South Euer Valley Road is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,640 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%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38166, -120.24405
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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South Euer Valley Road

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,640 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,893–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38166, -120.24405

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 72°F / low 46° · precip 3% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading W.
  26. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rawhide, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  42. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  46. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  47. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  48. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  49. 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  50. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  51. 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 72°F46°
Precip3%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity45%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:00 PM
Wed 74°50°
Thu 76°48°
Fri 66°44°
Sat 69°42°
Sun 61°33°
Mon 70°36°

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