East Perimeter Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 2 hr 8 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 546 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,083 – 6,585 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 39.37322, -120.24610
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,083–6,587 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 39.37322, -120.24610

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 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

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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