Van Sickle Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in State of Nevada Tahoe Buyout near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 925 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,779 – 7,241 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96490, -119.91166
Nearest town Kingsbury Meadows, NV
Directions
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Van Sickle Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 6,779–7,242 ft
Out & Back · State of Nevada Tahoe Buyout
Trailhead: 38.96490, -119.91166
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 10 min before dark.
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
- 3.1 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
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- Van Sickle Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- Smiling Rock & Barn Trail via Van Sickle Trail 6 mi · ▲ 1,333 ft
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