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Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement

Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint–Bergschrund Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint–Bergschrund Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement near Lakeview, CA. The route reaches Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 775 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,582 – 7,379 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glacier Way Trail 39.34323, -120.26836
Nearest town Lakeview, CA
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Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint–Bergschrund Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 6,580–7,378 ft

Out & Back · Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Glacier Way Trail · 39.34323, -120.26836

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glacier Way Trail, heading SW.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bergschrund Trail, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Teton Way, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miReach Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Teton Way, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Bergschrund Trail, heading W.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Glacier Way Trail, heading N.
  15. 350 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-out-back-8-km-5ee4

Trail surface

96% dirt4% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 80°60°
Wed 81°53°
Thu 85°52°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 86°54°
Sun 85°53°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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