Summit Lake Trail Details

Riding Area

Donner Summit
Truckee, California
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
TTFs on Trail

Rock Garden
Global Ranking

#83370 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
15 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking

Trail from the rest area to the Donner Rim Trail. The Pacific Crest Trail is crossed by this trail, however no bikes are allowed on that trail.

Local Trail Association

Truckee Donner Land Trust (tdlandtrust.org)
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More Stats for Summit Lake Trail bike trail

Altitude change

-206 ft
Altitude min

7,248 ft
Altitude max

7,454 ft
Altitude start

7,454 ft
Altitude end

7,248 ft
Grade

-3.781%
Grade max

-25.299%
Grade min

15.402%
Distance climb

1,423 ft
Distance down

3,582 ft
Distance flat

435 ft
Avg time

00:12:54
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