Billie Mack Road & Summit Lake Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Billie Mack Road & Summit Lake Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Johnson Canyon near Donner Lake Village, CA. It climbs 755 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,405 – 7,054 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail 39.33343, -120.29061
Nearest town Donner Lake Village, CA
Directions
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Billie Mack Road & Summit Lake Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 6,403–7,055 ft
Out & Back · Johnson Canyon
Trailhead: Wendin Way Access Trail · 39.33343, -120.29061
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Lake Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Billie Mack Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Summit Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Summit Lake Road, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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