East Perimeter Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 3 hr 7 min
East Perimeter Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Truckee, CA. It climbs 1,157 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,017 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Euer Valley Road 39.33468, -120.19050
Nearest town Truckee, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,017–6,492 ft
Out & Back · Pineforest
Trailhead: Euer Valley Road · 39.33468, -120.19050
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Euer Valley Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Euer Valley Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
99% dirt1% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
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