Kingsbury Stinger Trail & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Stateline, NV. It climbs 3,391 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,441 – 7,792 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Van Sickle Trail 38.95665, -119.93428
Nearest town Stateline, NV
Directions
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Kingsbury Stinger Trail & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,391 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,440–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Van Sickle Trail · 38.95665, -119.93428
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 745 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Van Sickle Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Van Sickle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NE.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F62°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed
87°62°
Thu
92°58°
Fri
92°59°
Sat
92°60°
Sun
92°59°
Mon
91°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 745 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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