Smiling Rock–Barn Trail, 3 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Smiling Rock at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 2,555 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,450 – 7,792 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.97754, -119.89480
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
Directions
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Smiling Rock–Barn Trail, 3 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 2,555 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Elevation 6,449–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.97754, -119.89480
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miBear left onto Cal Neva, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Barn Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Smiling Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cal Neva, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 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 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°58°
Thu
89°55°
Fri
88°57°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
89°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 992 ft
- Castle Rock Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
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