Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement
Donner Memorial State Park Beach via Donner Lake Rim Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 57 min
Donner Memorial State Park Beach via Donner Lake Rim Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement near Meadow Lake Park, CA. The route reaches Donner Memorial State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 360 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Donner Memorial State Park Beach via Donner Lake Rim Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 57 min
Elevation 6,156–6,491 ft
Out & Back · Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement
Trailhead: Donner Lake Rim Trail · 39.33653, -120.22201
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Donner Memorial State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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