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Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 4 hr 23 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Truckee, CA. It climbs 1,489 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,017 – 6,578 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Euer Valley Road 39.33468, -120.19050
Nearest town Truckee, CA
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East Perimeter Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 6,017–6,579 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: Euer Valley Road · 39.33468, -120.19050

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 76°F / low 48° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on Euer Valley Road, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  7. 4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 2.6 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Euer Valley Road, heading SE.
  22. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-perimeter-trail-out-back-17-km-7238

Trail surface

93% dirt1% paved6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F48°
Precip5%Wind11 mphUV6Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 73°47°
Wed 78°49°
Thu 75°48°
Fri 69°43°
Sat 71°42°
Sun 66°39°

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