Bergschrund Trail–Glacier Way Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Bergschrund Trail–Glacier Way Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Johnson Canyon near Donner Lake Village, CA. It climbs 1,189 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bergschrund Trail–Glacier Way Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,395–7,501 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 on Wendin Way Access Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Teton Way, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Bergschrund Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bergschrund Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Glacier Way Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Wendin Way Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Glacier Way Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Bergschrund Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bergschrund Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Teton Way, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wendin Way Access Trail, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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