Mount Lincoln Viewpoint–Lake Mary, 5 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes Lake Mary before reaching Mount Lincoln Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,575 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,995 – 8,363 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31465, -120.32985
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Mount Lincoln Viewpoint–Lake Mary, 5 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,575 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,995–8,363 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31465, -120.32985
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Mary.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Mary Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mount Judah Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Mount Lincoln Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Lincoln Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Mary Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 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
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bill Patterson 6.1 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Tinker Knob–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 6 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,868 ft
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