Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Corral Trail & Sierra Sidewinder
4.1 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Corral Trail & Sierra Sidewinder is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fountain Place, CA. It climbs 694 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Corral Trail & Sierra Sidewinder
4.1 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 6,351–7,052 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Armstrong Connector Trail · 38.86677, -119.95640
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Corral Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Corral Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Corral Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Corral Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Corral Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Corral Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Corral Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Armstrong Connector Trail Trailhead
- Cold Creek Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 4 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,217 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
- Armstrong Connector Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 610 ft
- Corral Trail–Incense Cedar, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 826 ft
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