Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Kingsbury Stinger Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 540 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kingsbury Stinger Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,683–6,977 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.97459, -119.91761
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft
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