Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 2,404 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,611 – 7,792 ft12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97923, -119.89581
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
Directions
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Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,404 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,610–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.97923, -119.89581
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Stateline, CA (SLH) stop 740 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miBear left onto Cal Neva, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Van Sickle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed
84°59°
Thu
90°56°
Fri
90°57°
Sat
89°58°
Sun
89°57°
Mon
88°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Stateline, CA (SLH) stop 740 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 992 ft
- Castle Rock Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
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