Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lower Stinger
4.8 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Lower Stinger is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Round Hill, NV. It climbs 649 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Stinger
4.8 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 6,253–6,781 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.99247, -119.93605
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Lower Stinger, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
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