Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 649 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,693 – 7,018 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail 39.31317, -120.40369
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA
Directions
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Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 6,695–7,017 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail · 39.31317, -120.40369
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Reindeer, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Sterlings Canyon, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sterling's Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Sterlings Canyon, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Reindeer, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
82°56°
Thu
86°56°
Fri
86°56°
Sat
87°57°
Sun
88°55°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3 mi · loop · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 6.8 mi · loop · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
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