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South Prosser Creek Loop

4.7 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 53 min

South Prosser Creek Loop is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 632 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,093 – 6,519 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37414, -120.24199
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
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South Prosser Creek Loop

4.7 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,092–6,518 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37414, -120.24199

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/south-prosser-creek-loop-out-back-8-km-0f30

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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