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Johnson Canyon

Billie Mack Road & Summit Lake Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Billie Mack Road & Summit Lake Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Johnson Canyon near Donner Lake Village, CA. It climbs 755 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,405 – 7,054 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail 39.33343, -120.29061
Nearest town Donner Lake Village, CA
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Billie Mack Road & Summit Lake Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 6,403–7,055 ft

Out & Back · Johnson Canyon

Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail · 39.33343, -120.29061

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Lake Road, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Billie Mack Road, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miReach Summit Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Summit Lake Road, heading N.
  7. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 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/billie-mack-road-summit-lake-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 90°56°
Sat 90°57°
Sun 88°56°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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