Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kingsbury Stinger Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. It climbs 1,504 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,775 – 7,290 ft · steepest grade: 28%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96789, -119.89065
Nearest town Summit Village, NV

Directions

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Kingsbury Stinger Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,776–7,290 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.6 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

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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