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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 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
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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