Claim Jumper Bike Route–Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Claim Jumper Bike Route–Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 925 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Claim Jumper Bike Route–Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,915–7,332 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: 39.31377, -120.39179
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 53°F / low 37° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Switchback, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Aster, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Aster, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Switchback, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3 mi · loop · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
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- Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Hewlett Rim Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 405 ft
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- Reindeer 4.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Bill & Flora's Point–Serene Lakes, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 401 ft
- Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 591 ft
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