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Ana's Chute–Claim Jumper Bike Route, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Norden, CA. It climbs 700 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,779 – 7,195 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31738, -120.35445
Nearest town Norden, CA

Directions

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Ana's Chute–Claim Jumper Bike Route, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,779–7,197 ft

Out & Back · Royal Gorge

Trailhead: 39.31738, -120.35445

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Nose Dive, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Ana's Chute, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Nose Dive, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 500 ftTurn right onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Aster, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miReach Nose Dive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Aster, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 500 ftTurn left onto Nose Dive, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftBear left onto Ana's Chute, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 300 ftBear right onto Nose Dive, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bill Patterson, heading N.
  21. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 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

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 81°61°
Wed 81°55°
Thu 85°55°
Fri 85°56°
Sat 86°56°
Sun 87°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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