Lake Armstrong
5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Lake Armstrong is a 5-mile out-and-back near Arlington Junction, WA. The route reaches Lake Armstrong at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Armstrong
5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 177–334 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 48.23138, -122.10644
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Lake Armstrong, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:19 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM — 18 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Lake Armstrong 4.1 mi · ▲ 195 ft
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