Lake Mary is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route reaches Lake Mary at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 467 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,946 – 7,231 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sugarbowl Village Path 39.30470, -120.33559
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Lake Mary
2.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,947–7,232 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sugarbowl Village Path · 39.30470, -120.33559
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sugarbowl Village Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Mary Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Mary.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Mary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
82°55°
Thu
85°55°
Fri
85°56°
Sat
86°56°
Sun
87°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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