Alder Creek Trail–East Perimeter Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile loop near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 476 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,270 – 6,792 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Private access path 39.36795, -120.24287
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Alder Creek Trail–East Perimeter Trail Loop, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 6,270–6,791 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Private access path · 39.36795, -120.24287
Weather Aug 3: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Private access path, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Alder Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Rough Rider, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Wild West, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Rough Rider, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Private access path, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt2% paved2% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:12 PM
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