Lower Stinger & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur via Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Round Hill, NV. It climbs 1,738 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,316 – 7,930 ft10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.98409, -119.94199
Nearest town Round Hill, NV
Directions
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Lower Stinger & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,738 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 6,316–7,930 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.98409, -119.94199
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Stinger, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Lower Stinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp 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.
Trail surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F46°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
86°63°
Wed
88°62°
Thu
92°59°
Fri
91°61°
Sat
92°62°
Sun
92°59°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lower Stinger 3.4 mi · ▲ 647 ft
- Zephyr Cove Bike Path (Warrior Way to ZC) 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft
- Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access & Lower Stinger via Tahoe Rim Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,205 ft
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