Lake Angela–Flora Lake, 5 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Chinese Catfish Pond, Lake Angela and Azalea Lake before reaching Flora Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 359 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,015 – 7,235 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Donner Peak Trailhead 39.31470, -120.32727
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Lake Angela–Flora Lake, 5 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 7,015–7,236 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Donner Peak Trailhead · 39.31470, -120.32727
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
- 50 ftPass Lake Angela.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Azalea Lake.
- 50 ftPass Flora Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Lake Angela, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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