Lion's Leap

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,417 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Lion's Leap is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,417 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,782 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38399, -120.24884
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Lion's Leap

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,417 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 5,893–6,782 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38399, -120.24884

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 3.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  21. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 3.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 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% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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