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.
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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 Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 43° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start on Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Kingsbury Stinger Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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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 6:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
- 4.4 mi · loop · 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
- 6.6 mi · loop · via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
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