South Prosser Creek Loop
5.3 mi · ▲ 888 ft · 2 hr 13 min
South Prosser Creek Loop is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 888 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%6.0 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 · ▲ 888 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 6,092–6,716 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.37406, -120.24788
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
ClearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
84°60°
Wed
84°56°
Thu
88°55°
Fri
89°56°
Sat
89°56°
Sun
88°55°
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