East Perimeter Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 5 hr 12 min
East Perimeter Trail is a 13.9-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 ft14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,893–6,389 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 47° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 3.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F47°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon
75°53°
Tue
76°48°
Wed
78°47°
Thu
73°48°
Fri
72°44°
Sat
73°44°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 1.9 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2 mi · loop · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via East Perimeter Trail
- 2.9 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
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