AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Castle Rock & Lower Stinger via Kingsbury Stinger Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 2,262 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Castle Rock & Lower Stinger via Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Skyland, NV. The route reaches Castle Rock at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 2,262 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,280 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.00998, -119.94470
Nearest town Skyland, NV
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Castle Rock & Lower Stinger via Kingsbury Stinger Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 2,262 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,280–7,760 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.00998, -119.94470

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Stinger, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  10. 2.5 miSharp right onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Climber trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miReach Castle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Castle Rock Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading NE.
  19. 2.5 miTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading E.
  20. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back-21-km-b5a9

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F48°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 91°56°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 91°58°
Sun 91°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Skyland, Nevada