Powerline

12 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Powerline is a 12-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 1,274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,634 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37689, -120.23501
Nearest town Armstrong, CA

Directions

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Powerline

12 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,893–6,635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37689, -120.23501

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
  13. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  19. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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