Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lower Stinger
3.3 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Lower Stinger is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Round Hill, NV. It climbs 628 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Stinger
3.3 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,362–6,982 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.98242, -119.93646
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading NE.
- 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 W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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