1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Lake Road, heading N.
3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading N.
5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading NW.
6. 1.3 miTurn left onto Willie's Wiggle, heading N.
7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Andromeda, heading NE.
8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Everest, heading NE.
9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Mother Lode, heading N.
10. 150 ftTurn left onto Everest, heading NE.
11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hastings, heading NE.
12. 500 ftContinue straight onto Crazy Horse, heading N.
13. 0.3 miBear left onto True Grit, heading SE.
14. 0.1 miBear left onto Flying Squirrel, heading SE.
15. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
18. 50 ftBear right onto Sundance, heading N.
19. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
20. 100 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
21. 50 ftTurn left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading NE.
22. 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading NE.
23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
25. 200 ftSharp right onto Lion's Leap, heading E.
26. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
28. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
32. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
33. 0.2 miBear left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading E.
34. 0.5 miBear left onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading SE.
35. 0.6 miReach Wendin Way Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
36. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
38. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
39. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
41. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
42. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
43. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
44. 100 ftSharp left onto Pooker's, heading W.
45. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
46. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
47. 0.1 miBear left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading N.
48. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
49. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
50. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading N.
52. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
53. 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading NW.
54. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
55. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
56. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Squirrel, heading NW.
57. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
58. 500 ftContinue straight onto True Grit, heading W.
59. 50 ftBear right onto Crazy Horse, heading SW.
60. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hastings, heading SW.
61. 500 ftContinue straight onto Everest, heading W.
62. 0.4 miTurn right onto Upper Mother Lode, heading SW.
63. 150 ftContinue straight onto Everest, heading SW.
64. 0.5 miSharp right onto Andromeda, heading NW.
65. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Willie's Wiggle, heading W.
66. 0.2 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading S.
67. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading SW.
68. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
69. 0.4 miBear left onto Summit Lake Road, heading S.
70. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
71. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/summit-lake-summit-lake-out-back-26-km-52ac