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 Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 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
ClearTemperature 81°F55°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
84°59°
Thu
89°55°
Fri
88°57°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
89°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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