East Perimeter Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,628 ft · 5 hr 33 min
East Perimeter Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,628 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,578 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Prosser Dam Trail 39.34540, -120.17239
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,628 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Elevation 5,893–6,579 ft
Out & Back · Pineforest
Trailhead: Prosser Dam Trail · 39.34540, -120.17239
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start on Prosser Dam Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto SR 89 Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Alder Drive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto SR 89 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 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
80% dirt15% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via East Perimeter Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2 mi · loop · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
More from Prosser Dam Trail Trailhead
- SR 89 Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- SR 89 Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- SR 89 Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Frishman Hollow Trail via SR 89 Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 711 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 877 ft
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