Lion's Leap

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Lion's Leap is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,386 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,782 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38052, -120.24037
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Lion's Leap

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,893–6,782 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38052, -120.24037

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  22. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  34. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  43. 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

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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