Lion's Leap
7.9 mi · ▲ 942 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Lion's Leap is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 942 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,939 – 6,782 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.39303, -120.19609
Nearest town Hobart Mills, CA
Directions
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Lion's Leap
7.9 mi · ▲ 942 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 5,939–6,782 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.39303, -120.19609
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 62°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 62°F40°
Feels like41°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
62°40°
Mon
75°36°
Tue
75°44°
Wed
78°51°
22%
Thu
80°55°
15%
Fri
77°50°
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