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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kingsbury Stinger Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 1,081 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,657 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingsbury Stinger Trail 38.97962, -119.91874
Nearest town Kingsbury Meadows, NV
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Kingsbury Stinger Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,658–7,557 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Kingsbury Stinger Trail · 38.97962, -119.91874

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miReach Kingsbury Stinger Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kingsbury-stinger-trail-out-back-7-km-000e

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F45°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 86°61°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 90°59°
Sat 90°60°
Sun 91°58°

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