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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Timberline, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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.
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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.
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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