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Perimeter Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 55 min

Perimeter Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,053 – 6,244 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27850, -120.16496
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Perimeter Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 55 min

Elevation 6,054–6,242 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.27850, -120.16496

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left onto Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 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/perimeter-trail-out-back-8-km-4876

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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