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Round Hill Sewage Hill–Lower Stinger, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Round Hill Sewage Hill. It climbs 2,055 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,362 – 7,930 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.99627, -119.89655
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV

Directions

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Round Hill Sewage Hill–Lower Stinger, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 2,055 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,361–7,930 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.99627, -119.89655

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.5 miTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 500 ftPass Round Hill Sewage Hill.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 1.1 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading E.
  22. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 1.3 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 79°58°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 86°53°
Fri 85°55°
Sat 86°56°
Sun 86°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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