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Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Perimeter Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Perimeter Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 1,363 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,149 – 6,769 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27544, -120.15856
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Perimeter Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,148–6,768 ft

Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Trailhead: 39.27544, -120.15856

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 500 ftBear right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  10. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/perimeter-trail-out-back-9-km-4b86

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F60°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 86°60°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 92°58°
Sat 91°60°
Sun 90°58°
Mon 89°56°

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