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Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement

Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint & Donner Memorial State Park Beach via Donner Lake Rim Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint & Donner Memorial State Park Beach via Donner Lake Rim Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement near Lakeview, CA. The route passes Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint before reaching Donner Memorial State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 874 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,227 – 7,133 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Teton Way 39.33894, -120.26416
Nearest town Lakeview, CA
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Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint & Donner Memorial State Park Beach via Donner Lake Rim Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 6,227–7,132 ft

Out & Back · Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Teton Way · 39.33894, -120.26416

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Teton Way, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miPass Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftPass Donner Memorial State Park Beach.
  11. 50 ftReach Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 2.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftSharp right onto Teton Way, heading NE.
  19. 250 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-memorial-state-park-beach-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F52°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 81°61°
Wed 82°53°
Thu 86°53°
Fri 86°54°
Sat 86°55°
Sun 87°52°

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