East Perimeter Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 3 hr 8 min

East Perimeter Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 672 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,922 – 6,388 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.39441, -120.19252
Nearest town Hobart Mills, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,924–6,389 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.39441, -120.19252

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  20. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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