Bogus Basin–Overload Loop, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Bogus Basin–Overload Loop, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile loop in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 596 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bogus Basin–Overload Loop, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,913–7,332 ft
Loop · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: Switchback · 39.30800, -120.37991
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Switchback, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Overload, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bogus Basin, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Nose Dive, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Switchback, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 0.3 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 6 min before dark.
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
- 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
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail
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