19.8 miles
Distance
3,355 ft
Climb
-3,361 ft
Descent
2 miles
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Armstrong Pass Loop is a 20 mile popular expert route located near South Lake Tahoe California. This hike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 11 trails. This route climbs 3,355 ft with a max elevation of 9,453 ft then descends -3,361 ft.
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Trails in Route
| 2,408 ft | |||||
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| 2,959 ft | |||||
| 443 ft | |||||
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| 4 miles | |||||
| 364 ft | |||||
| 2,779 ft |
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Primary ActivityHike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Route TypeLoop
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Physical ratingHard
More Stats for Armstrong Pass Loop mountain bike route
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Avg time6 hr 11 min
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Altitude min6,317 ft
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Altitude start6,355 ft
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Altitude end6,348 ft
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Grade max-76.7%
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Grade min36.6%
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Distance climb10 miles
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Distance down9 miles
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Distance flat1 mile
Directions
- Walk north on Saxon Tie Road.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Bear right onto Powerline Road.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Turn right onto Corral Trail (Lower).
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bear right onto Corral Trail (Upper).
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Turn left onto Fountain Place Road.
- Continue for 20 meters.
- Bear left onto Armstrong Connector Trail.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Bear left onto Fountain Place Road.
- Continue for 30 meters.
- Turn right onto Armstrong Pass Trail.
- Continue for 6 kilometers.
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