Lion's Leap

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Lion's Leap is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,594 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,788 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Lion's Leap

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,893–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  41. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  45. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  46. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  47. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  49. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  50. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  51. 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 6:49 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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