Lion's Leap & Quickdraw

3.2 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Lion's Leap & Quickdraw is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 649 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,234 – 6,765 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38262, -120.24886
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Lion's Leap & Quickdraw

3.2 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 6,235–6,764 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38262, -120.24886

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Crabtree Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Broken Spoke, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Quickdraw, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rawhide, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Road, heading S.
  11. 50 ftReach Quickdraw, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Rawhide, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Quickdraw, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Broken Spoke, heading NE.
  18. 400 ftSharp right onto Crabtree Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

83% dirt17% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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