Scenic Overlook & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. The route reaches Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 2,103 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,601 – 7,792 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96789, -119.89065
Nearest town Summit Village, NV
Directions
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Scenic Overlook & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
10 mi · ▲ 2,103 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 6,603–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 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
91% dirt1% gravel8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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