AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lion's Leap & Pooker's

14 mi · ▲ 1,511 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Lion's Leap & Pooker's is a 14-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,511 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,788 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38676, -120.25372
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
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Lion's Leap & Pooker's

14 mi · ▲ 1,511 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,893–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.38676, -120.25372

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 3% · wind 1 mph · 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. 50 ftSharp left onto Pooker's, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading W.
  29. 200 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Road, heading W.
  30. 50 ftReach Pooker's, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading W.
  32. 200 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 150 ftSharp right onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
  38. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  46. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  47. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  49. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  51. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  52. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  53. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  54. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  55. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  56. 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  57. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  58. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  59. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lions-leap-pookers-out-back-23-km-ec78

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F45°
Precip3%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity45%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:00 PM
Wed 73°49°
Thu 75°48°
Fri 66°44°
Sat 68°41°
Sun 61°32°
Mon 69°36°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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