East Perimeter Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,109 ft · 4 hr 45 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,109 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,388 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38052, -120.24037
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,109 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,893–6,389 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38052, -120.24037

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, 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 SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  31. 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 surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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