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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  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 SW.
  11. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  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. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  40. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  44. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  45. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  49. 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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