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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Genoa Peak–Kingsbury Stinger Trail, 3 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,843 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Genoa Peak–Kingsbury Stinger Trail, 3 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Village, NV. It climbs 1,843 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,365 – 8,143 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97020, -119.93357
Nearest town Tahoe Village, NV
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Genoa Peak–Kingsbury Stinger Trail, 3 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,843 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,365–8,145 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.97020, -119.93357

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Kingsbury Transit Center stop 87 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Stinger, heading N.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  15. 2.5 miBear left onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  17. 1 miSharp left onto Genoa Peak, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miReach Lower Stinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading S.
  20. 1 miBear left onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading NW.
  22. 2.5 miTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading E.
  23. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  35. 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-viewpoint-out-back-19-km-5dda

Trail surface

93% dirt3% paved4% 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kingsbury Transit Center stop 87 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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