Donner Lake Rim Trail

The park is home to numerous hiking trails.

A gorgeous trail from start to finish, the Donner Lake Rim Trail offers amazing views of the the peaks making up Donner Pass and, the majestic Donner Lake.  This trail is well manicured, beautiful and has a number of distance options with multiple access points.

Difficulty.
Moderate to difficult for mountain bikers; moderate for hiking.

  • Hours Dawn to dusk
  • Address 15519 Glacier Way, Truckee, CA 96161
  • Website Donner Lake Rim Trail
  • Best Feature Very rich history in this area
  • Hiking
  • Biking
  • 23 Miles of Trail

Castle Valley Rd off of the Boreal exit; Wendin Way Trail off of West Donner Lake exit, or Glacier Way Trailhead in Tahoe Donner.

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