Perimeter Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Perimeter Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,267 – 6,592 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27540, -120.17864
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Perimeter Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 6,268–6,590 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.27540, -120.17864
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
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- Perimeter Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- West Side Trail via Perimeter Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 831 ft
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