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Rawhide via Lion's Leap

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Rawhide via Lion's Leap is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Donner Pines Tract, CA. It climbs 1,734 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,788 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail 39.38615, -120.25618
Nearest town Donner Pines Tract, CA
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Rawhide via Lion's Leap

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,893–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Carpenter Valley Trail · 39.38615, -120.25618

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 60°F / low 39° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 3.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miReach Rawhide, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  30. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  41. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  43. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  46. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  47. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  48. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  49. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  50. 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  52. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  53. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftBear left onto Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NW.
  55. 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/rawhide-out-back-23-km-0b95

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F39°
Feels like45°Precip4%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 60°43°
Mon 70°40°
Tue 79°43°
Wed 85°54°
Thu 84°57°
Fri 80°52°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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