Lion's Leap
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,428 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Lion's Leap is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,428 ft, with sections as steep as 19% 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: 19%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38178, -120.24140
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Lion's Leap
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,428 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,893–6,782 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.38178, -120.24140
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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 W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, 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
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°62°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
91°58°
Sat
91°58°
Sun
90°57°
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