East Perimeter Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,435 ft · 4 hr 57 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,435 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,595 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37090, -120.24604
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,435 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 5,893–6,596 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37090, -120.24604

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 2.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  24. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  29. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 350 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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