Bill & Flora's Point–Serene Lakes, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Bill & Flora's Point–Serene Lakes, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. The route passes Serene Lakes before reaching Bill & Flora's Point at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 401 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bill & Flora's Point–Serene Lakes, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,876–7,029 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: 39.31343, -120.38980
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Kilborn Forrest Access, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Reindeer, heading SW.
- 1 miPass Serene Lakes.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Switchback, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Tiny Tim, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bill & Flora's Point Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Bill & Flora's Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tiny Tim, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Switchback, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Reindeer, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Kilborn Forrest Access, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Reindeer 4.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 591 ft
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