Leoni House–Leoni Pond, 6 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Leoni House–Leoni Pond, 6 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Omo Ranch, CA. The route passes Leoni Pond before reaching Leoni House at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,085 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,550 – 4,318 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Caldor Road 38.60891, -120.58498
Nearest town Omo Ranch, CA

Directions

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Leoni House–Leoni Pond, 6 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,549–4,318 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Caldor Road · 38.60891, -120.58498

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Caldor Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto 09N54, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto 09N45, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto 09N54, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftPass Leoni Pond.
  11. 0.3 miReach Leoni House, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 09N61, heading S.
  16. 1.4 miSharp left onto 09N59, heading W.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right onto 09N63, heading S.
  18. 1 miTurn left onto Caldor Road, heading W.
  19. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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