Drifter & Wendin Way Access Trail via Donner Lake Rim Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Drifter & Wendin Way Access Trail via Donner Lake Rim Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Johnson Canyon near Donner Lake Village, CA. It climbs 1,701 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,411 – 7,635 ft7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail 39.33343, -120.29061
Nearest town Donner Lake Village, CA
Directions
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Drifter & Wendin Way Access Trail via Donner Lake Rim Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 6,411–7,634 ft
Out & Back · Johnson Canyon
Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail · 39.33343, -120.29061
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wendin Way Access Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Drifter, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Crazy Horse, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Wendin Way Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Drifter, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
88°56°
Fri
88°56°
Sat
89°57°
Sun
89°54°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Far Side–Glacier Way Trail Loop, 5 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,595 ft
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