Billie Mack Road–Donner Lake Rim Trail, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft · 4 hr 9 min
Billie Mack Road–Donner Lake Rim Trail, 5 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Johnson Canyon near Lakeview, CA. It climbs 1,912 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Billie Mack Road–Donner Lake Rim Trail, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft · 4 hr 9 min
Elevation 6,741–7,819 ft
Out & Back · Johnson Canyon
Trailhead: Glacier Way Trail · 39.34323, -120.26836
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 68°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Glacier Way Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Far Side, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto West Gatson Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Gatson Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Summit Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Billie Mack Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Glacier Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Summit Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto West Gatson Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Gatson Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Far Side, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Glacier Way Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Donner Lake Rim Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Donner Lake Rim Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Donner Lake Rim Trail
- 4.5 mi · loop · via Donner Lake Rim Trail
- 4.7 mi · loop · via Donner Lake Rim Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Donner Lake Rim Trail
- 5 mi · out & back · via Donner Lake Rim Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Donner Lake Rim Trail
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