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Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,548 ft · 4 hr 58 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,548 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,958 – 6,578 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Comstock Drive Trail 39.34422, -120.17923
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA
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East Perimeter Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,548 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 5,957–6,579 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: Comstock Drive Trail · 39.34422, -120.17923

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 63°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  5. 4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 2.6 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miArrive 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-19-km-25ff

Trail surface

87% dirt8% paved5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F41°
Feels like41°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 63°40°
Mon 73°37°
Tue 75°44°
Wed 78°51° 20%
Thu 79°55°
Fri 76°50°

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