Royal Gorge

Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail & Timberline

4 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail & Timberline is a 4-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 481 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,713 – 7,054 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30840, -120.40084
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA

Directions

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Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail & Timberline

4 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 6,713–7,054 ft

Out & Back · Royal Gorge

Trailhead: 39.30840, -120.40084

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading E.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Timberline, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miReach Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading W.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 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

78% dirt22% unspecified

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°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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