1.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 300 ft of climbing · 3,375 ft–3,710 ft · native material surface · trail No. 22W16 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Rose-Lion Connector - 22W16 the Forest Service's write-up
An Adventure Pass is required to park at Piedra Blanca Trailhead/Sespe Creek Trail. Rose Valley Campground and Middle Lion Campground are concession-managed by the Parks Management Company for the Forest Service. Camping is $30/night. Extra vehicle parking is $10/night. Day use in the campgrounds is $10/day. If you park outside of the campgrounds and walk in for day use or to access trails, there is no fee.
Rose-Lion Connector Trail (22W16)
Length: 1.6 miles
Difficulty: moderate
This trail connects the Rose Valley Campground with the Lion Canyon Trail (22W06). The junction is 1.3 miles south of Middle Lion Campground. This trail gives hikers wonderful views northward toward Pine Mountain and provides access to the camps and waterfalls in Lion Canyon. Parking is alongside the road near the Rose Valley Campground.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
