Broken Spoke–East Perimeter Trail, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Broken Spoke–East Perimeter Trail, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 399 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,473 – 6,772 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail 39.36756, -120.25529
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Broken Spoke–East Perimeter Trail, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,473–6,772 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail · 39.36756, -120.25529

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftSharp right onto Rawhide, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Quickdraw, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Broken Spoke, heading NE.
  19. 400 ftBear left onto Crabtree Road, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftSharp right onto Broken Spoke, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miReach East Perimeter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn right onto Crabtree Road, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Broken Spoke, heading E.
  26. 400 ftTurn left onto Quickdraw, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rawhide, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 300 ftSharp left onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pooker's, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 250 ftBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Fork, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alder Creek Trail, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 83°58°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 90°56°
Sat 90°57°
Sun 88°56°
Mon 86°54°

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