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Royal Gorge

Kilborn Lake & Palisade via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Kilborn Lake & Palisade via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. The route reaches Kilborn Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,693 – 6,749 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail 39.31317, -120.40369
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA
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Kilborn Lake & Palisade via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Elevation 6,692–6,749 ft

Out & Back · Royal Gorge

Trailhead: Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail · 39.31317, -120.40369

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Palisade, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miReach Kilborn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  9. 100 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/kilborn-lake-palisade-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 82°56°
Thu 86°56°
Fri 86°56°
Sat 87°57°
Sun 88°55°

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