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East Perimeter Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 38 min

East Perimeter Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 6,578 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35417, -120.23519
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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East Perimeter Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,242–6,579 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.35417, -120.23519

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miArrive 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-af1d

Trail surface

89% dirt2% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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