Alder Creek
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Campground · 0.5 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
East Perimeter Trail
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 224 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
East Perimeter Trail is a mountain biking route in California, about 3 miles from the Donner Pines Tract. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 1.9 miles long, with a one-way climb of about 224 feet from a low point of 6,288 feet to a high of 6,517 feet. It is rated moderate. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Sagehen Creek weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 37°F, while winter highs sit in the low 40s. The trail sits close to other riding. Emigrant Trail Access is about 0.1 mile away and Alder Creek Trail about 0.2 mile. Climbers can head to Prosser Hill, about 1.4 miles off, and paddlers to Prosser Creek, about 2.7 miles away.
Around this trail
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On your way back · 1 miIf it rains
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit East Perimeter Trail
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 15°
Feb
41° / 15°
Mar
48° / 19°
Apr
53° / 22°
May
62° / 28°
Jun
72° / 32°
Jul
80° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
73° / 31°
Oct
61° / 24°
Nov
49° / 20°
Dec
39° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 4.3 mi away at 6,337 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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