East Perimeter Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 44 min
East Perimeter Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 657 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,270 – 6,782 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35947, -120.22516
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,270–6,782 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.35947, -120.22516
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
89°56°
Fri
90°57°
Sat
90°58°
Sun
89°57°
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More from this trailhead
- East Perimeter Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Alder Creek Spur West 2.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Alder Creek Spur West 2.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 683 ft
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