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 Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 71°F / low 45° · precip 3% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:58 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

Mostly clearTemperature 71°F45°
Precip3%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:58 PM
Wed 73°54°
Thu 77°50°
Fri 69°45°
Sat 73°39°
Sun 62°37°
Mon 63°31°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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