East Perimeter Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft · 5 hr 26 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,657 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,634 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 39.37322, -120.24610
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,893–6,635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 39.37322, -120.24610

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn 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. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 200 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. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 2.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  26. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  31. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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