Lion's Leap

3.3 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Lion's Leap is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 861 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,788 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37159, -120.22935
Nearest town Armstrong, CA

Directions

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Lion's Leap

3.3 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,156–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37159, -120.22935

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miArrive 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

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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