Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kingsbury Stinger Trail & Lower Stinger

16 mi · ▲ 2,733 ft · 6 hr 42 min

Kingsbury Stinger Trail & Lower Stinger is a 16-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Skyland, NV. It climbs 2,733 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,293 – 7,960 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Road 39.02110, -119.94489
Nearest town Skyland, NV

Directions

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Kingsbury Stinger Trail & Lower Stinger

16 mi · ▲ 2,733 ft · 6 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,294–7,960 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Fire Road · 39.02110, -119.94489

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Stinger, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  14. 2.5 miBear left onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  16. 1 miReach Lower Stinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1 miBear left onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading W.
  19. 2.5 miTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading E.
  20. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 86°59°
Thu 91°55°
Fri 91°56°
Sat 91°57°
Sun 90°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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