Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

6 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 2 hr 21 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Gateway, CA. It climbs 702 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,948 – 6,490 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.34066, -120.20240
Nearest town Gateway, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

6 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,949–6,489 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.34066, -120.20240

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 75°F / low 48° · precip 11% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 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

73% dirt27% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F48°
Precip11%Wind12 mphUV6Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 72°46°
Wed 77°48°
Thu 74°47°
Fri 68°42°
Sat 70°41°
Sun 66°38°

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