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Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

4 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 511 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,693 – 7,015 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail 39.31414, -120.39572
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA
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Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

4 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 6,695–7,015 ft

Out & Back · Royal Gorge

Trailhead: Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail · 39.31414, -120.39572

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 450 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/memorial-overland-emigrant-trail-out-back-6-km-8d0f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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