Pineforest

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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail/DPR RAB, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  21. 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 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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