Pineforest

Pioneer Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Pioneer Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Pineforest near Meadow Lake Park, CA. It climbs 312 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,948 – 6,286 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34519, -120.20507
Nearest town Meadow Lake Park, CA

Directions

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Pioneer Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 5,949–6,285 ft

Out & Back · Pineforest

Trailhead: 39.34519, -120.20507

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftReach Pioneer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Comstock Drive Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt36% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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