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Pineforest

Nature Trail Loop via East Perimeter Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,689 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Nature Trail Loop via East Perimeter Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,689 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,958 – 6,578 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Comstock Drive Trail 39.34422, -120.17923
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA
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Nature Trail Loop via East Perimeter Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,689 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,957–6,579 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: Comstock Drive Trail · 39.34422, -120.17923

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 63°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  5. 4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Nature Trail Loop, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftReach Nature Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 2.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nature-trail-loop-out-back-22-km-eb6d

Trail surface

84% dirt7% paved4% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F41°
Feels like41°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 63°40°
Mon 73°37°
Tue 75°44°
Wed 78°51° 20%
Thu 79°55°
Fri 76°50°

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