East Perimeter Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft · 5 hr 19 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,169 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,388 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail 39.38615, -120.25618
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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East Perimeter Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,893–6,389 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail · 39.38615, -120.25618

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 3.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 3.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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