Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Kingsbury Stinger Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury, NV. It climbs 1,462 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kingsbury Stinger Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 6,776–7,760 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.97190, -119.90092
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 55°F / low 40° · precip 20% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miSharp right onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 8 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 4.4 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 6.3 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 6.5 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 6.6 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 6.6 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
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- Castle Rock Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 912 ft
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