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East Perimeter Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft · 4 hr 44 min

East Perimeter Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Meadow Lake Park, CA. It climbs 1,790 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 mi5,896 – 6,493 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.34110, -120.20607
Nearest town Meadow Lake Park, CA
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East Perimeter Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 5,897–6,492 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.34110, -120.20607

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  3. 3 miBear right onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading S.
  16. 200 ftBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  17. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 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-9d42

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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