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Royal Gorge

Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 591 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 591 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,693 – 7,015 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31377, -120.39179
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA
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Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 591 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 6,695–7,015 ft

Out & Back · Royal Gorge

Trailhead: 39.31377, -120.39179

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  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 E.
  12. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 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/memorial-overland-emigrant-trail-out-back-7-km-6102

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F53°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 81°59°
Wed 81°55°
Thu 85°55°
Fri 85°56°
Sat 86°56°
Sun 87°54°

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