Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Armstrong Connector Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Armstrong Connector Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fountain Place, CA. It climbs 610 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Armstrong Connector Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 7,058–7,681 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Armstrong Connector Trail · 38.86677, -119.95640
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Armstrong Connector Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Armstrong Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Armstrong Connector Trail Trailhead
- Corral Trail & Sierra Sidewinder 4.1 mi · ▲ 694 ft
- Corral Trail–Incense Cedar, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- High Meadows OHV Trail–Incense Cedar, 5 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,161 ft
- Armstrong Pass–Armstrong Connector Trail, 3 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,673 ft
- Cold Creek Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 4 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,217 ft
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