East Perimeter Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,479 ft · 5 hr 58 min
East Perimeter Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,479 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,523 ft16.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38178, -120.24140
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,479 ft · 5 hr 58 min
Elevation 5,893–6,523 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.38178, -120.24140
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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
94% dirt1% paved5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F48°
Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:00 PM
Wed
74°50°
Thu
75°48°
Fri
68°44°
Sat
70°42°
Sun
63°36°
Mon
72°33°
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 · 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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- East Perimeter Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,109 ft
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- Emigrant Trail Access via East Perimeter Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,443 ft
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