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Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement

Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint–Donner Memorial State Park Beach, 3 beaches

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint–Donner Memorial State Park Beach, 3 beaches is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement near Donner Lake Village, CA. The route passes Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint before reaching Donner Memorial State Park Beach at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,887 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,227 – 7,195 ft · steepest grade: 31%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail 39.33343, -120.29061
Nearest town Donner Lake Village, CA
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Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint–Donner Memorial State Park Beach, 3 beaches

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 6,227–7,196 ft

Out & Back · Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail · 39.33343, -120.29061

Weather Aug 3: 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 on Wendin Way Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miPass Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftPass Donner Memorial State Park Beach.
  13. 200 ftReach Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading NW.
  23. 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/donner-lake-rim-viewpoint-donner-lake-out-back-12-km-06b8

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

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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