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 Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 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
ClearTemperature 85°F61°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed
86°61°
Thu
92°57°
Fri
91°59°
Sat
91°60°
Sun
91°59°
Mon
90°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cal Neva 2.9 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Van Sickle Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Van Sickle Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Cal Neva 3.4 mi · ▲ 410 ft
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