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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Conservation Reserve
Land Manager: Truckee Donner Land Trust

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
8 trails
- E-Bike
9 trails
- Horse
7 trails
- Hike
10 trails
- Trail Running
9 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
4 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
4 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
1 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 9
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 9
- Trails E-Bike
- 9
- Trails Horse
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 10
- Trails Trail Running
- 9
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 4
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,885 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,159 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,561 ft
- Reports
- 102
- Photos
- 51
- Ridden Counter
- 11,270
Popular Johnson Canyon Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Johnson Canyon Mountain Bike
trail: Wendin Way Access Trail
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Jun 5, 2023 @ 4:45pm
Jun 5, 2023
trail: Wendin Way Access Trail
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Jun 5, 2023 @ 4:45pm
Jun 5, 2023Videos of Johnson Canyon Mountain Bike

trail: Wendin Way Access Trail
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Aug 26, 2023 , Truckee

trail: Wendin Way Access Trail
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119 |
Sep 22, 2022 , Truckee

trail: Wendin Way Access Trail
14:15 |
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Jun 7, 2022 , Truckee

trail: Wendin Way Access Trail
3:32 |
199 |
Sep 9, 2020 , Truckee

trail: Wendin Way Access Trail
11:35 |
212 |
Sep 2, 2020 , Truckee
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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DLRT: McGlashan Road | Aug 30, 2024 @ 4:53pm Aug 30, 2024 | Ideal | paterjo | ||
Donner Lake Rim Trail (Drifter Hut Switchbacks) | Aug 3, 2024 @ 3:16am Aug 3, 2024 | Dry | danellelee | ||
Wendin Way Access Trail | May 26, 2024 @ 4:26pm May 26, 2024 | Dry | roldog27 | ||
Donner Lake Rim Trail/West Gatson Road | Nov 8, 2023 @ 11:04am Nov 8, 2023 | Ideal | jesse-cassidy TDLT | ||
Donner Lake Rim Trail (Wendin/Drifter Connector) | Oct 31, 2023 @ 8:24am Oct 31, 2023 | Ideal | jesse-cassidy TDLT | ||
Donner Lake Rim Trail (Johnson Canyon) | Oct 31, 2023 @ 8:22am Oct 31, 2023 | Ideal | jesse-cassidy TDLT | ||
Donner Lake Rim Trail/Summit Lake Road | Nov 28, 2021 @ 9:16am Nov 28, 2021 | Ideal | Jadeeyes1113 | ||
West Gatson Road (FR 676-08-4) | Sep 14, 2021 @ 10:05am Sep 14, 2021 | Very Dry | bsayers | ||
Summit Lake Road | Jul 31, 2021 @ 7:07am Jul 31, 2021 | Dry | renotwo |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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logan-in-the-wilderness | vote | trail | activity #60714471 | Oct 20, 2024 @ 4:15pm Oct 20, 2024 |
kmiescke | wishlist | trail | activity #60529119 | Oct 15, 2024 @ 8:52am Oct 15, 2024 |
U7HNhY86 | comment | trail | activity #60391166 | Oct 12, 2024 @ 6:25pm Oct 12, 2024 |
paterjo | vote | trail | activity #60186327 | Oct 8, 2024 @ 1:19pm Oct 8, 2024 |
paterjo | add | report | activity #58342505 | Sep 4, 2024 @ 3:35pm Sep 4, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Lots of bear shit. Great trail | Oct 12, 2024 @ 6:25pm Oct 12, 2024 | ||
trail | Coming from Drifter or Willys Wiggle. Still... | Jul 10, 2023 @ 9:23pm Jul 10, 2023 | ||
trail | If you’re coming from the west, and headed... | Jul 12, 2022 @ 8:44am Jul 12, 2022 | ||
trail | Fun flowy trail with some more technical bits... | Nov 28, 2021 @ 9:26am Nov 28, 2021 | ||
trail | Fun flow trail | Nov 28, 2021 @ 9:24am Nov 28, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Donner Summit | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 km | |
Tahoe Donner | 13 | 46 | 2 | 2.8 km | |
Donner Memorial State Park | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.1 km | |
Boreal Mountain Resort | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 km | |
Sugar Bowl | 7 | 5 | 3.1 km |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 8 | 7 miles | 1,496 ft | 3 miles | 1,230 ft | #2,249 | #1,212 | 41 | 101 | 4,336 | ||
E-Bike | 9 | 7 miles | 1,496 ft | 3 miles | 1,230 ft | #892 | #310 | 76 | 367 | |||
Horse | 7 | 6 miles | 755 ft | 2 miles | 1,037 ft | #139 | #115 | 39 | 1 | |||
Hike | 10 | 10 miles | 2,884 ft | 5 miles | 2,159 ft | #1,751 | #1,068 | 10 | 103 | 275 | ||
Trail Running | 9 | 7 miles | 1,496 ft | 3 miles | 1,230 ft | #1,750 | #1,063 | 102 | 657 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 4 | 3 miles | 223 ft | 2,733 ft | 1,020 ft | #299 | 23 | 3 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 4 | 3 miles | 223 ft | 2,733 ft | 1,020 ft | #209 | 23 | 2 | ||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | 3 miles | 1,388 ft | 2 miles | 1,289 ft | #146 | 1 | 1,244 |
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