East Perimeter Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 2 hr 32 min
East Perimeter Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 876 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,270 – 6,779 ft7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lion's Leap 39.37373, -120.25393
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 6,270–6,778 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lion's Leap · 39.37373, -120.25393
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 51% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Lion's Leap, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
87% dirt2% paved11% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 51°F40°
Feels like37°Precip51%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
58°38°
Sun
58°35°
Mon
72°33°
Tue
72°41°
Wed
76°48°
20%
Thu
77°52°
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