East Perimeter Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 57 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Meadow Lake Park, CA. It climbs 1,019 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,263 – 6,788 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34327, -120.21865
Nearest town Meadow Lake Park, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 6,262–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.34327, -120.21865

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn left onto Rawhide, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  37. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  39. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 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

81% dirt8% gravel2% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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