Lake Armstrong
5.4 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Lake Armstrong is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Arlington Junction, WA. The route reaches Lake Armstrong at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 284 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Armstrong
5.4 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 177–334 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 48.22319, -122.11165
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Lake Armstrong, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:18 PM.
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