Perimeter Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Polaris, CA. It climbs 2,782 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,083 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28265, -120.12242
Nearest town Polaris, CA
Directions
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Perimeter Trail
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,782 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Elevation 6,082–7,005 ft
Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 39.28265, -120.12242
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 474 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 4.4 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 474 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Perimeter Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Perimeter Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Perimeter Trail
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Perimeter Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Perimeter Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Perimeter Trail
- 7.9 mi · out & back · via Perimeter Trail
- 9.8 mi · out & back · via Perimeter Trail
More from this trailhead
- Martis Valley Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
- Northstar Service Road 700 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,999 ft
- Northstar Service Road 700 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,953 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,854 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,885 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,914 ft
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