East Perimeter Trail

14 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 5 hr 14 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,134 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,388 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

14 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,893–6,389 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 3.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  31. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 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

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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