East Perimeter Trail
9 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 3 hr 36 min
East Perimeter Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Gateway, CA. It climbs 1,205 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,155 – 6,578 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34386, -120.19907
Nearest town Gateway, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
9 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 6,155–6,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.34386, -120.19907
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
91% dirt1% paved8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 1.9 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
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- 2.9 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
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