Claim Jumper Bike Route–Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Claim Jumper Bike Route–Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 940 ft, with sections as steep as 24% 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,897–7,332 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail · 39.31414, -120.39572
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Switchback, heading E.
- 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 NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Switchback, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 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 SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
- 50 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 1.5 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3 mi · loop · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 6.8 mi · loop · 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
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
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