Summit Lake Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,163 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Summit Lake Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Johnson Canyon near Donner Lake Village, CA. It climbs 1,163 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,598 – 7,307 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36343, -120.30354
Nearest town Donner Lake Village, CA
Directions
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Summit Lake Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,163 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 6,599–7,306 ft
Out & Back · Johnson Canyon
Trailhead: 39.36343, -120.30354
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Summit Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 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
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Big Dipper Loop–Donner Lake Rim Trail, 5 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,185 ft
- Summit Lake Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,306 ft
- Billie Mack Road via Summit Lake Road 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft
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