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Johnson Canyon

Bergschrund Trail–Glacier Way Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Bergschrund Trail–Glacier Way Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Johnson Canyon near Donner Lake Village, CA. It climbs 1,189 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,395 – 7,500 ft · steepest grade: 32%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail 39.33343, -120.29061
Nearest town Donner Lake Village, CA
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Bergschrund Trail–Glacier Way Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,395–7,501 ft

Out & Back · Johnson Canyon

Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail · 39.33343, -120.29061

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wendin Way Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Teton Way, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Bergschrund Trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Bergschrund Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Glacier Way Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Wendin Way Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Glacier Way Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right onto Bergschrund Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bergschrund Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftSharp right onto Teton Way, heading S.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading NW.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bergschrund-trail-glacier-way-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

91% dirt9% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 88°56°
Fri 88°56°
Sat 89°57°
Sun 89°54°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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