Olympic Trail & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 2,601 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,021 – 7,930 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.99627, -119.89655
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
Directions
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Olympic Trail & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,601 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 7,021–7,930 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.99627, -119.89655
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 5.8 miSharp left onto Olympic Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 5.8 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading N.
- 0.4 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
79°59°
Wed
81°56°
Thu
87°53°
Fri
86°54°
Sat
86°55°
Sun
86°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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