Smiling Rock–Barn Trail, 3 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. The route reaches Smiling Rock at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,291 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,450 – 7,792 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96789, -119.89065
Nearest town Summit Village, NV
Directions
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Smiling Rock–Barn Trail, 3 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,291 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,449–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065
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 · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miBear left onto Cal Neva, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Barn Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Smiling Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NE.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
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°59°
Thu
89°55°
Fri
88°57°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
89°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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