AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lion's Leap

2.3 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Lion's Leap is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 648 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,198 – 6,795 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37689, -120.23501
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Lion's Leap

2.3 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,198–6,794 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37689, -120.23501

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  13. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lions-leap-out-back-4-km-a42d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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