South Prosser Creek Loop

5.3 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 2 hr 13 min

South Prosser Creek Loop is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 889 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,093 – 6,716 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37406, -120.24788
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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South Prosser Creek Loop

5.3 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,092–6,716 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37406, -120.24788

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 500 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

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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