Lion's Leap
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,523 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Lion's Leap is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,523 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,788 ft13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38166, -120.24405
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Lion's Leap
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,523 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 5,893–6,787 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.38166, -120.24405
Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 74°F / low 51° · precip 11% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F51°
Precip11%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue
72°48°
Wed
74°50°
Thu
74°48°
Fri
69°44°
Sat
71°41°
Sun
67°39°
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- East Perimeter Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,444 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,109 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,109 ft
- Lion's Leap 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,523 ft
- Lion's Leap 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,472 ft
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