Point Mariah–Hellman Way, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 812 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Point Mariah–Hellman Way, 3 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Soda Springs, CA. The route reaches Point Mariah at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 812 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Point Mariah–Hellman Way, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 812 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 6,686–6,929 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.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Snow Mountain, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hellman Way, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Sterlings Canyon, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hellman Way, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hellman Way, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Point Mariah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hellman Way, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sterlings Canyon, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hellman Way, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Snow Mountain, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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