Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lower Stinger
4.9 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Lower Stinger is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Round Hill, NV. It climbs 692 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Stinger
4.9 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,253–6,982 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.98257, -119.94479
Weather Sep 22: Clear, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach Lower Stinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 1.9 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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