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Lovers
Leap Hike
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Trip Date: 01/14/2010
Distance: 3.0 Miles
Vertical Gain:
500'
Group Size:
3
Hike Rating: Easy
Moderate Hard
Strenuous |
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Start Coordinates: |
N 38 48.228, W 120 07.050 |
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End Coordinates: |
N 38 47.208, W 120 12.564 |
Car Shuttle
Req'd: |
Yes |
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Parking
Directions: |
Take
Highway 50 to the parking area at the coordinates provided which are
just across the highway from Camp Sacramento. A second car
should
parking just about a mile up Wrights Road (from Highway 50,) at the End
Coordinates listed above. |
Hazards of
Note: |
None. |
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Crowd Factor: |
High. Depending on
the time of year you will probably run into other people near Lover's
Leap and
Strawberry. |
General Notes:
From the parking area, cross back over Highway 50 and head up into the
Camp Sacramento area. Head to the west side of the camp, and
you
will see a sign indicating the start of the hike toward Lover's Leap.
Within the first mile is a junction to either continue on to
Lover's Leap, so do not head off to the right on the Pony
Express
Trail.
Continue on this trail up to the top of Lover's Leap, giving
great views of Horsetail Falls to the north and Freel Peak far to the
east. |
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View of Lovers Leap from
Highway 50. |
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Posing in front of the
Horsetail Falls Canyon area. |
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Looking east toward Echo
Summit and Freel Peak in the distance. |
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At the top with Pyramid Peak
in the distance. |
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Headed back down the trail
near the top. |
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GPS track of the hike area. |
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