Hellman Way–Sterling's Canyon Road, 3 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 933 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Hellman Way–Sterling's Canyon Road, 3 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Kingvale, CA. It climbs 933 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hellman Way–Sterling's Canyon Road, 3 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 933 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 6,672–6,927 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: 39.30666, -120.41615
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hellman Way, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Sterlings Canyon, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sterlings Canyon, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sterling's Canyon Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sterling's Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Hellman Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sterling's Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sterlings Canyon, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sterlings Canyon, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hellman Way, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.1 mi · loop · via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail
- 5.5 mi · loop · via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail
- 4.1 mi · loop · via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail
- 3.5 mi · loop · via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail
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