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Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft · 5 hr 9 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,572 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,935 – 6,578 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alder Drive Trail 39.34599, -120.17602
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA
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East Perimeter Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,934–6,579 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: Alder Drive Trail · 39.34599, -120.17602

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Alder Drive Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  6. 4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 2.6 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-perimeter-trail-out-back-21-km-5bee

Trail surface

84% dirt11% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F41°
Precip3%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 63°39°
Mon 73°37°
Tue 75°44°
Wed 78°51° 20%
Thu 79°55°
Fri 77°50°

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