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Pineforest

East Perimeter Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 46 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Truckee, CA. It climbs 731 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,017 – 6,490 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33797, -120.18832
Nearest town Truckee, CA
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East Perimeter Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,017–6,489 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: 39.33797, -120.18832

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-perimeter-trail-out-back-7-km-96dc

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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