Pioneer Trail
4 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Pioneer Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Gateway, CA. It climbs 270 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,948 – 6,247 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.34289, -120.20077
Nearest town Gateway, CA
Directions
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Pioneer Trail
4 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,949–6,246 ft
Out & Back · Pineforest
Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.34289, -120.20077
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 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
59% dirt41% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Pioneer Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Pioneer Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Pioneer Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pioneer Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Pioneer Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Pioneer Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Pioneer Trail
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Pioneer Trail
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