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Royal Gorge

Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 511 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,693 – 7,015 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.4 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

4.1 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 37 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. 0.1 miTurn right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 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-7-km-3a4d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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