1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading N.
5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
6. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
7. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
11. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading S.
14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading E.
15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading E.
17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SE.
18. 200 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
19. 400 ftReach Emigrant Trail Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
20. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
21. 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading SE.
22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading W.
25. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
27. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
28. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
30. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
31. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
32. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
33. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
35. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
36. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
37. 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-19-km-56eb