Cal Neva
3.5 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Cal Neva is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 498 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cal Neva
3.5 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,419–6,784 ft
Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park
Trailhead: 38.96470, -119.92534
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto North Administrative Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Administrative Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 3 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Van Sickle Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Scenic Overlook via Van Sickle Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 347 ft
- Van Sickle Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Cal Neva 2.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Cal Neva 3 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Van Sickle Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 504 ft
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