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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 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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