Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft · 5 hr 27 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Olympic Heights, CA. It climbs 1,367 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,883 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Gray's Crossing Loop 39.34014, -120.16853
Nearest town Olympic Heights, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,883–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: South Gray's Crossing Loop · 39.34014, -120.16853

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 64°F / low 39° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto SR 89 Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Alder Drive Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SE.
  23. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  24. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miSharp right onto SR 89 Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  37. 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

62% dirt16% paved22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F39°
Feels like38°Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 63°41°
Mon 74°39°
Tue 77°46°
Wed 79°52° 23%
Thu 80°56° 15%
Fri 78°51°

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