Mount Lincoln Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. It climbs 1,156 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,995 – 7,566 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30866, -120.33216
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Mount Lincoln Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 6,995–7,565 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.30866, -120.33216
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mount Lincoln Road, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
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 1.0 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Roller Pass & Mount Judah Loop via Pacific Crest Trail 4 mi · ▲ 822 ft
- Mount Lincoln–Mount Lincoln Viewpoint Loop, 3 summits 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,408 ft
- Emigrant Trail–Mount Judah Loop, 3 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,320 ft
- Donner Lake–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,659 ft
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