Lover's Leap–Lovers Leap, 4 cliffs is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Nebelhorn, CA. The route passes Lake Audrian and Lovers Leap before reaching Lover's Leap at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 2,324 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,565 – 7,445 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pony Express Connector Trail 38.81470, -120.03404
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA
Directions
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Lover's Leap–Lovers Leap, 4 cliffs
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,324 ft · 6 hr
Elevation 6,565–7,445 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pony Express Connector Trail · 38.81470, -120.03404
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pony Express Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Scout Peak Road, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Audrian.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Pony Express Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Bryan Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pony Express Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sayles Canyon Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pony Express Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lover's Leap Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lovers Leap.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Lover's Leap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sayles Canyon Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bryan Creek Road, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miBear left onto Scout Peak Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 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
ClearTemperature 81°F45°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
80°56°
Wed
81°58°
Thu
86°59°
Fri
85°60°
Sat
86°61°
Sun
86°59°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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