Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Kingsbury Stinger Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Kingsbury Stinger Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,658–6,915 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.98202, -119.91826
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 57°F / low 45° · precip 20% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Kingsbury Stinger Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 4.4 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 6.3 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 6.5 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 6.6 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 6.6 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
More from this trailhead
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail Loop 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail Loop 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,176 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,015 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Kingsbury Meadows, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Kingsbury Meadows, Nevada