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Royal Gorge

Hewlett Rim Trail via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Hewlett Rim Trail via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 566 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,693 – 7,100 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31263, -120.39586
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA
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Hewlett Rim Trail via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 6,695–7,101 ft

Out & Back · Royal Gorge

Trailhead: 39.31263, -120.39586

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 350 ftSharp right onto Hewlett Rim Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miReach Hewlett Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hewlett-rim-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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