East Perimeter Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft · 5 hr 2 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,141 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,388 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38399, -120.24884
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,893–6,389 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38399, -120.24884

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 3.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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