Perimeter Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 1,133 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,244 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27544, -120.15856
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Perimeter Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,245–7,005 ft
Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 39.27544, -120.15856
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
2% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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