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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Crabtree Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Broken Spoke, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Quickdraw, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rawhide, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Quickdraw, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rawhide, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Quickdraw, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Broken Spoke, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Crabtree Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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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