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
- Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 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°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via East Perimeter Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2 mi · loop · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
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