AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Powerline

6.3 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Powerline is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,178 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37824, -120.23312
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Powerline

6.3 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,893–6,178 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37824, -120.23312

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miReach Powerline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/powerline-out-back-10-km-6018

Trail surface

94% dirt1% paved5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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