Van Sickle Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 1,121 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,608 – 7,241 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96490, -119.91166
Nearest town Kingsbury Meadows, NV
Directions
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Van Sickle Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,607–7,242 ft
Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park
Trailhead: 38.96490, -119.91166
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Cal Neva, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 13 min before dark.
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- Van Sickle Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 925 ft
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