East Perimeter Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 2 hr
East Perimeter Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Gateway, CA. It climbs 454 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,329 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34386, -120.19907
Nearest town Gateway, CA
Directions
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East Perimeter Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 5,893–6,328 ft
Out & Back · Pineforest
Trailhead: 39.34386, -120.19907
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto SR 89 Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Prosser Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left onto SR 89 Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Alder Drive Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
61% dirt37% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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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