Smiling Rock & Barn Trail via Van Sickle Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Smiling Rock & Barn Trail via Van Sickle Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Stateline, NV. The route reaches Smiling Rock at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Smiling Rock & Barn Trail via Van Sickle Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,440–6,666 ft
Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park
Trailhead: Van Sickle Trail · 38.95665, -119.93428
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 745 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Van Sickle Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right 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 SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Van Sickle Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 745 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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