East Perimeter Trail

9 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 3 hr 36 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Gateway, CA. It climbs 1,205 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,578 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34386, -120.19907
Nearest town Gateway, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

9 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,155–6,579 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.34386, -120.19907

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  3. 3.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 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

91% dirt1% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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