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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Castle Rock Viewpoint & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur via Kingsbury Stinger Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,631 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Castle Rock Viewpoint & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur via Kingsbury Stinger Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Castle Rock Viewpoint. It climbs 1,631 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,775 – 7,930 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.99627, -119.89655
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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Castle Rock Viewpoint & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur via Kingsbury Stinger Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,631 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,776–7,930 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.99627, -119.89655

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Climber trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Rock Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftReach Castle Rock Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading W.
  13. 3.7 miBear left onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading SW.
  17. 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-tahoe-rim-trail-kingsbury-north-trailhead-spur-out-back-14-km

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°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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