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Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement

Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint

1.9 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 52 min

Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement near Donner Pines Tract, CA. The route reaches Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 451 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,109 – 6,582 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33175, -120.24899
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
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Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint

1.9 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 52 min

Elevation 6,111–6,580 ft

Out & Back · Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement

Trailhead: 39.33175, -120.24899

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miReach Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/donner-lake-rim-viewpoint-out-back-3-km-87ab

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°60°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 90°56°
Fri 91°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 89°57°

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