1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Lake Road, heading N.
3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading N.
5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading NW.
6. 1.3 miTurn left onto Willie's Wiggle, heading N.
7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Andromeda, heading NE.
8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Everest, heading NE.
9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Upper Mother Lode, heading N.
10. 0.3 miBear left onto Lower Mother Lode, heading N.
11. 0.9 miReach Wendin Way Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.9 miBear right onto Upper Mother Lode, heading E.
13. 0.3 miSharp right onto Everest, heading S.
14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Andromeda, heading SW.
15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Willie's Wiggle, heading SW.
16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading SW.
17. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading NW.
18. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
19. 0.4 miBear left onto Summit Lake Road, heading S.
20. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
21. 50 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/everest-lower-mother-lode-out-back-4-sights