1. Start on Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
5. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
9. 400 ftTurn right onto Reindeer, heading E.
10. 0.9 miBear right onto Sterlings Canyon, heading S.
11. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
12. 250 ftBear right onto Sterling's Canyon Road, heading SW.
13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading SW.
14. 50 ftReach Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sterling's Canyon Road, heading SW.
16. 0.2 miBear left onto Sterlings Canyon, heading S.
17. 0.1 miBear left onto Reindeer, heading N.
18. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
19. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
20. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
22. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
23. 0.7 miTurn right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
24. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
25. 0.1 miArrive 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/walter-and-esther-hewlett-royal-gorge-rim-trail-out-back-9-km