Donner Memorial State Park Splitrock Campground
Campground
Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Glacier Way Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 11 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Glacier Way Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Glacier Way Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 0.68 miles, with a low point of 7,480 feet and a high of 7,504 feet, so the total climb is about 22 feet. It's a quick ride, and the route is rated easy. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 44°F, and only about two wet days a month from July through September. That station sits roughly 1,600 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The Donner Lake Rim Trail lies about 0.3 miles away, and the Moraine Trail is about 0.4 miles off. Donner Creek, a paddling spot, is about 1.1 miles away, and the Donner/Truckee Bouldering area is about 1.2 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after The Pub at Donner Lake
Pub
On your way back · 1 miIf it rains
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Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Glacier Way Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 18°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 22°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 26°
7 wet
May
63° / 33°
6 wet
Jun
73° / 38°
3 wet
Jul
82° / 44°
2 wet
Aug
81° / 42°
2 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 29°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
39° / 17°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 2.6 mi away at 5,937 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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