Lion's Leap
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,565 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Lion's Leap is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,565 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,792 ft · steepest grade: 16%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37114, -120.25097
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
Directions
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Lion's Leap
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,565 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,893–6,791 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.37114, -120.25097
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 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
OvercastTemperature 69°F46°
Feels like47°Precip2%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:00 PM
Wed
71°48°
Thu
73°46°
Fri
66°42°
Sat
68°40°
Sun
61°34°
Mon
69°30°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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