2.3 miles
Distance
353 ft
Climb
-1,217 ft
Descent
00:42:21
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Kirkwood
    , California
  • Ref Number
    17E21.1
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Trail Visibility
    No clear path
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #89490 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

Part of the Historic Carson Emigrant Trail. This trail was established in 1848

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Carson Emigrant Trail - Emigrant Pass multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -864 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,324 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,541 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,188 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,323 ft
  • Grade
    -7.1%
  • Grade max
    -60.4%
  • Grade min
    40.5%
  • Distance climb
    2,651 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    276 ft
  • Avg time
    00:42:21
  • Avg reverse time
    01:56:40
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Status:
on Oct 18, 2020
Very Dry
Avg: 3 (2 votes)
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      Carson Emigrant... Trail Reports

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      Oct 18, 2020 @ 7:19am
      Oct 18, 2020
      		 Very Difficult Trail. Not well marked and loose. Go down it...don’t climb up. ????
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      • 16 miles avg distance
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      • Last: Oct 14, 2022

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