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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rawhide, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via South Euer Valley Road
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via South Euer Valley Road
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via South Euer Valley Road
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- 4.4 mi · out & back · via South Euer Valley Road
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via South Euer Valley Road
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via South Euer Valley Road
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via South Euer Valley Road
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