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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Castle Rock & Kingsbury Stinger Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Castle Rock & Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Castle Rock at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 767 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,596 – 7,970 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.99934, -119.89558
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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Castle Rock & Kingsbury Stinger Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 7,596–7,968 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.99934, -119.89558

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Climber trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Castle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Castle Rock Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading NE.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/castle-rock-kingsbury-stinger-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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