Cal Neva & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. It climbs 1,891 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,772 – 7,792 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96789, -119.89065
Nearest town Summit Village, NV
Directions
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Cal Neva & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,891 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,774–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Van Sickle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Van Sickle Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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