Summit Lake & West Lakes via Summit Lake Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Summit Lake & West Lakes via Summit Lake Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Donner, CA. The route passes West Lakes before reaching Summit Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Summit Lake & West Lakes via Summit Lake Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 7,241–7,445 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rest Area Access Connector · 39.34271, -120.33969
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rest Area Access Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftPass West Lakes.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Summit Lake Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Summit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Rest Area Access Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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