East Perimeter Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 39 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 951 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,093 – 6,595 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37090, -120.24604
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,092–6,596 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37090, -120.24604

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 450 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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