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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Armstrong Connector Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Armstrong Connector Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 6 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 1,880 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,450 – 7,681 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91102, -119.95262
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Armstrong Connector Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,451–7,681 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.91102, -119.95262

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto High Meadows OHV Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Incense Cedar, heading SW.
  14. 1.9 miTurn right onto Corral Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Corral Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miBear right onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Corral Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miSharp left onto Armstrong Connector Trail, heading N.
  20. 1.3 miReach Lower Cold Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 1.9 miTurn right onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Corral Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miBear left onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading S.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Corral Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Incense Cedar, heading S.
  26. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Powerline Road, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right onto High Meadows OHV Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  37. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cold-creek-trail-high-meadows-ohv-trail-out-back-4-sights-22-km-ff5b

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°64°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 90°60°
Sat 91°61°
Sun 91°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~194 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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