1 mile
Distance
411 ft
Climb
-24 ft
Descent
00:13:55
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Donner Lake Rim (Johnson Canyon) Trail

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Donner Lake Rim Trail
    Truckee, California
  • Ref Number
    #15E75
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #35996 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

Fast and smooth singletrack through dense scrub. Watch your speed on the downhill - it's easy to get going a lot faster than you can see ahead of you.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Donner Lake Rim Trail (Johnson Canyon) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    387 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,886 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,285 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,888 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,275 ft
  • Grade
    6.58%
  • Grade max
    -10.166%
  • Grade min
    21.316%
  • Distance climb
    4,993 ft
  • Distance down
    640 ft
  • Distance flat
    256 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:55
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:49
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Status:
on Oct 10, 2020
Dry
Avg: 4 (3 votes)

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Trail Conditions
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
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  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
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Trail Ridden Direction
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  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Donner Lake Rim... Trail Reports

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      Oct 10, 2020 @ 8:52am
      Oct 10, 2020
      Aug 15, 2020 @ 9:25am
      Aug 15, 2020
      Jun 17, 2020 @ 8:14pm
      Jun 17, 2020
      		 Snow's all gone
      May 21, 2020 @ 2:52pm
      May 21, 2020
      		 90%-95% tacky with 2 snow mounds at the upper 25|% and full patch at Summit Lake.
      Oct 12, 2019 @ 5:07pm
      Oct 12, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 27 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 463 rides
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