Glacier Way Trail & Wendin Way Access Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Glacier Way Trail & Wendin Way Access Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Johnson Canyon near Lakeview, CA. It climbs 1,048 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,395 – 7,379 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Glacier Way Trail 39.34323, -120.26836
Nearest town Lakeview, CA
Directions
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Glacier Way Trail & Wendin Way Access Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,395–7,378 ft
Out & Back · Johnson Canyon
Trailhead: Glacier Way Trail · 39.34323, -120.26836
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Glacier Way Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bergschrund Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Teton Way, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Glacier Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Teton Way, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Bergschrund Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Glacier Way Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Glacier Way Trail Trailhead
- Wendin Way Access Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
- Drifter–Far Side, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 726 ft
- Drifter Wall–Glacier Way Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 619 ft
- Donner Lake Rim Viewpoint–Bergschrund Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 775 ft
- Drifter–Far Side, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 925 ft
- East Perimeter Trail–Everest, 6 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
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