Lion's Leap
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Lion's Leap is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,457 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,782 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Lion's Leap
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 5,893–6,782 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 W.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 3.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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
ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
86°63°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
89°57°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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