Mount Lincoln Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Mount Lincoln Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. It climbs 1,086 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mount Lincoln Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 6,915–7,565 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.30697, -120.33522
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sugarbowl Village Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mount Lincoln Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Mount Lincoln Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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