Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft · 4 hr 17 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,296 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prosser Dam Trail 39.34540, -120.17239
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,893–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: Prosser Dam Trail · 39.34540, -120.17239

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

  1. Start on Prosser Dam Trail, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftSharp left onto SR 89 Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Alder Drive Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  19. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miSharp right onto SR 89 Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miSharp right onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

81% dirt18% paved1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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