Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail–Overland Trail, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Onion Creek Experimental Forest near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 2,229 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,916 – 7,878 ft · steepest grade: 36%8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Connection 39.31316, -120.38663
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA
Directions
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Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail–Overland Trail, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 2,229 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 6,916–7,877 ft
Out & Back · Onion Creek Experimental Forest
Trailhead: Summit Connection · 39.31316, -120.38663
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit Connection, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Switchback, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Nose Dive, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Razorback, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Overland Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Razorback, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nose Dive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Switchback, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading SW.
- 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 surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
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°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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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