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
- Start on Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cinammon Twist, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Rawhide, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Quickdraw, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Broken Spoke, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Crabtree Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Broken Spoke, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach East Perimeter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Crabtree Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Broken Spoke, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Quickdraw, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rawhide, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pooker's, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Fork, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alder Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 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
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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