Lion's Leap
5.7 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Lion's Leap is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 770 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,083 – 6,798 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.37332, -120.25151
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Lion's Leap
5.7 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,083–6,799 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.37332, -120.25151
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 51°F / low 42° · precip 51% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 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
98% dirt2% gravel
Weather
Light rainTemperature 51°F42°
Feels like37°Precip51%Wind11 mphUV4Humidity85%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
58°39°
Sun
58°36°
Mon
72°34°
Tue
72°41°
Wed
66°46°
20%
Thu
69°47°
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- Firewalker 3.3 mi · ▲ 529 ft
- Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail & Emigrant Trail Access 4.1 mi · ▲ 604 ft
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