Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lower Stinger

4.8 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Lower Stinger is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Round Hill, NV. It climbs 694 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,782 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.99247, -119.93605
Nearest town Round Hill, NV

Directions

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Lower Stinger

4.8 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 6,248–6,781 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Stinger, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 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.

Trail surface

64% dirt11% paved25% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 86°61°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 90°60°
Sat 91°61°
Sun 91°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 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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