Lion's Leap

4.6 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Lion's Leap is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 714 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,093 – 6,798 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail 39.37332, -120.25151
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA

Directions

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Lion's Leap

4.6 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,092–6,799 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Perimeter Trail · 39.37332, -120.25151

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

  1. Start on East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 150 ftTurn left onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  37. 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

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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