Kilborn Lake via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Kilborn Lake via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. The route reaches Kilborn Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 365 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kilborn Lake via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 6,695–6,965 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: Acorn Forrest Access · 39.30988, -120.39060
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Kilborn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 10 min before dark.
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