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West Side Trail via Perimeter Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 2 hr 11 min

West Side Trail via Perimeter Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 831 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,135 – 6,592 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27540, -120.17864
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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West Side Trail via Perimeter Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 6,136–6,590 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.27540, -120.17864

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto West Side Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miReach West Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftArrive 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/west-side-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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