Lyle's Lookout–Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Lyle's Lookout–Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. The route reaches Lyle's Lookout at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 877 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lyle's Lookout–Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 6,695–7,054 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: 39.32146, -120.37984
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 68°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Summit Connection, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Lyle's Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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