Castle Rock Viewpoint & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Castle Rock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 667 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,596 – 7,930 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.99627, -119.89655
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
Directions
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Castle Rock Viewpoint & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur
3.2 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 7,596–7,930 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
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Climber trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Castle Rock Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Castle Rock Climber trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Castle Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NE.
- 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 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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