Nose Dive–Summit Connection, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Norden, CA. It climbs 746 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,779 – 7,333 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31447, -120.35518
Nearest town Norden, CA
Directions
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Nose Dive–Summit Connection, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,779–7,332 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: 39.31447, -120.35518
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Nose Dive, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Switchback, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Nose Dive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F55°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
82°56°
Thu
86°55°
Fri
86°56°
Sat
86°57°
Sun
87°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Bill Patterson 3.5 mi · ▲ 238 ft
- Bill Patterson 4.1 mi · ▲ 178 ft
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