1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
3. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
4. 50 ftSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SW.
5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
6. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
8. 500 ftSharp left onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading W.
9. 0.2 miReach Donner Summit Lakes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
11. 500 ftSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading E.
14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
15. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
17. 450 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-summit-lakes-trail-out-back-3-km