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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Castle Rock Viewpoint & Kingsbury Stinger Trail

4 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Castle Rock Viewpoint & Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Castle Rock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 759 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,596 – 7,970 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.99934, -119.89558
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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Castle Rock Viewpoint & Kingsbury Stinger Trail

4 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 7,596–7,968 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.99934, -119.89558

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Climber trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Rock Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftReach Castle Rock Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Castle Rock Climber trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Castle Rock Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.2 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading N.
  16. 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-6-km-29cc

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 79°58°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 86°53°
Fri 85°55°
Sat 86°56°
Sun 86°53°

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