South Prosser Creek Spur

5.6 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 18 min

South Prosser Creek Spur is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 865 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,093 – 6,562 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37414, -120.24199
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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South Prosser Creek Spur

5.6 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 6,092–6,562 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37414, -120.24199

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 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 miBear right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 450 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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