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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access & Lower Stinger via Tahoe Rim Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,205 ft · 6 hr 50 min

Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access & Lower Stinger via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Round Hill, NV. It climbs 3,205 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,316 – 7,861 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.98409, -119.94199
Nearest town Round Hill, NV
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Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access & Lower Stinger via Tahoe Rim Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,205 ft · 6 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,316–7,860 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Stinger, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  13. 3.7 miTurn left onto Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miReach Lower Stinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  16. 3.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.2 miSharp left onto Lower Stinger, heading N.
  19. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  26. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kingsbury-south-stagecoach-access-lower-stinger-out-back-25-km-4ac2

Trail surface

82% dirt7% paved11% 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 4.9 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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