Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,331 ft · 4 hr 38 min

East Perimeter Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lakeview Estates, CA. It climbs 1,331 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 mi5,889 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35034, -120.16444
Nearest town Prosser Lakeview Estates, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,331 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,889–6,492 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: 39.35034, -120.16444

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto SR 89 Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Alder Drive Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading NE.
  21. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  22. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miSharp right onto SR 89 Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt19% paved1% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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