Mount Lincoln Viewpoint–Roller Pass Loop, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile loop near Donner, CA. The route passes Roller Pass and Mount Lincoln Viewpoint. It climbs 1,386 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,946 – 8,363 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sugarbowl Village Path 39.30470, -120.33559
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Mount Lincoln Viewpoint–Roller Pass Loop, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,947–8,363 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Sugarbowl Village Path · 39.30470, -120.33559
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 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.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mount Judah Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Roller Pass.
- 50 ftReach Mount Lincoln Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Mount Lincoln Viewpoint.
- 100 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.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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