Scenic Overlook & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 2,442 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,601 – 7,792 ft12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97963, -119.89381
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
Directions
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Scenic Overlook & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
12 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 6,603–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.97963, -119.89381
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
97% dirt1% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F55°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
89°55°
Fri
88°57°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
89°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 992 ft
- Castle Rock Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
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