East Perimeter Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 1,555 ft · 5 hr 35 min
East Perimeter Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,555 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,493 ft15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail 39.36317, -120.24448
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 1,555 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Elevation 5,893–6,492 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Alder Creek Trail · 39.36317, -120.24448
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Private access path, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Alder Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Private access path, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 7:03 PM
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