Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access via Tahoe Rim Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. It climbs 1,315 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,110 – 7,861 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96789, -119.89065
Nearest town Summit Village, NV

Directions

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Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access via Tahoe Rim Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 7,109–7,860 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.4 miTurn left onto Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miReach Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  6. 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 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

72% dirt17% paved11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F55°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°59°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 89°55°
Fri 88°57°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 89°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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