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Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft · 3 hr 38 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Truckee, CA. It climbs 1,215 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,958 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pioneer Trail 39.33573, -120.17980
Nearest town Truckee, CA
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East Perimeter Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,959–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: Pioneer Trail · 39.33573, -120.17980

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Pioneer Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
  14. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading SW.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-perimeter-trail-out-back-15-km-eb05

Trail surface

92% dirt7% paved1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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