California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

0.7 mi
round trip
137 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.

  • Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts

    Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest

As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

The Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It sits about 0.65 miles from the district's boundaries and lies within the Truckee area, with the town of Truckee about 10 miles away. The trail is an out-and-back that covers roughly 1.3 miles, with a one-way climb of about 137 feet from a low point of 5,788 feet to a high of 5,940 feet. That makes it a quick ride for a warm-up or a break from longer outings in the area. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Truckee show July and August highs around 84°F with lows near 40°F and only about two wet days a month. Winter brings highs in the low 40s and regular snow days from December through February. Lakeside Campground is about 0.7 miles away, and the Old Reno West hike is about 0.6 miles off. Prosser Creek and Prosser Reservoir - Water Recreation are both about 1.2 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Lakeside (truckee)

    Campground

    Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Pizza on the Hill

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi
  • If it rains

    Old Jail Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 5 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      42° / 16°

      12 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      44° / 18°

      11 wet · 8 snow

    3. Mar

      50° / 21°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 25°

      9 wet · 5 snow

    5. May

      64° / 31°

      7 wet · 2 snow

    6. Jun

      75° / 36°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 41°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      84° / 40°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 34°

      3 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 28°

      5 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      51° / 21°

      8 wet · 4 snow

    12. Dec

      40° / 15°

      11 wet · 8 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Truckee Rs, CA, 4.2 mi away at 5,823 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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