Van Sickle Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,526 – 6,769 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96297, -119.91749
Nearest town Kingsbury Meadows, NV
Directions
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Van Sickle Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 58 min
Elevation 6,526–6,767 ft
Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park
Trailhead: 38.96297, -119.91749
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto K to K, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Van Sickle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto K to K, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Van Sickle Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Van Sickle Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Van Sickle Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Van Sickle Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Van Sickle Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Van Sickle Trail
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Van Sickle Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Van Sickle Trail
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