Timberline via Summit Connection is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Norden, CA. It climbs 382 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,779 – 6,962 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31738, -120.35445
Nearest town Norden, CA
Directions
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Timberline via Summit Connection
4.7 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 6,779–6,964 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: 39.31738, -120.35445
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Timberline, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Summit Connection, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Timberline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Timberline, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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