South Euer Valley Road

14 mi · ▲ 1,682 ft · 5 hr 30 min

South Euer Valley Road is a 14-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,682 ft, with sections as steep as 16% 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: 16%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38178, -120.24140
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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South Euer Valley Road

14 mi · ▲ 1,682 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,893–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38178, -120.24140

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 74°F / low 51° · precip 11% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  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 W.
  11. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  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 S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading SW.
  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 E.
  29. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  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 NE.
  39. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  42. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  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 SW.
  50. 0.3 miBear right, 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 74°F51°
Precip11%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 72°48°
Wed 74°50°
Thu 74°48°
Fri 69°44°
Sat 71°41°
Sun 67°39°

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